Reconstruction:Proto-Circassian/pśaśá

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This Proto-Circassian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Circassian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Northwest Caucasian *śʷasá (bride).

Noun[edit]

*pśaśá[1]

  1. girl

Descendants[edit]

  • Adyghe: пшъашъэ́ (pŝaŝɛ́)
  • Kabardian: пщащэ (pśaśɛ)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nikolaev, Sergei L., Starostin, Sergei A. (1994) “*s_wēsǝ”, in A North Caucasian Etymological Dictionary[1], Moscow: Asterisk Publishers