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Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/zaḱə́

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

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza numerals
ONE*
TWO*ʕʷǝ́
THREE*xǝ́
FOUR*pš́ǝ́
FIVE*xʷǝ́
SIX*čʷǝ́
SEVEN*bǝž́ǝ́
EIGHT*aʕə́
NINE*zʷə́
TEN*žʷá
ELEVEN*žʷájəza
TWELVE*žʷáʕʷǝ
THIRTEEN*žʷáxǝ
FOURTEEN*žʷájəpš́ǝ
FIFTEEN*žʷáxʷǝ
SIXTEEN*žʷáčʷǝ
SEVENTEEN*žʷájəbǝž́ǝ
EIGHTEEN*žʷáʕǝ
NINETEEN*žʷájəzʷǝ
TWENTY*ʕʷǝžʷá
HUNDRED*šʷǝ́
THOUSAND*zaḱə́

Etymology

From * (one) + *ḱə́ (thousand). The semantics of the last element, unfortunately, remain unconfirmed, if at all such a division corresponds to reality. If still not, then it should be reconstructed *zəḱə́, with an incompletely clear etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈkʲə/

Numeral

*zaḱə́

  1. thousand

Alternative reconstructions

  • *zəḱə́

Descendants

  • Abaza: зкьы́ (zkʲə́)
  • Abkhaz: зықы́ (zəkə́)
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