< Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza

Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/ǵáma

This Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza 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-Abkhaz-Abaza

Etymology

Borrowed from Georgian გემო (gemo, “palate, taste”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲama/

Noun

*ǵáma

  1. taste

Descendants
  • Abaza: гьама́ (gʲamá)
  • Abkhaz: а-гьа́ма (a-gʲáma)

References
  • Климов, Г. А. (1994) Древнейшие индоевропеизмы картвельских языков [The Oldest Indo-Europeanisms in Kartvelian Languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Nasledie, →ISBN, pages 173–174
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