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Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/wárba

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 Old Georgian ორბი (orbi, “eagle”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.rba/

Noun

*wárba

  1. kite, eagle

Descendants
  • Abaza: уа́рба (wárba, “eagle”)
  • Abkhaz: а-уа́рба (a-wárba, “kite”)
  • →⇒ Ubykh: уарыб-жәы (warəb-ẑʷə, “vulture”, literally “old eagle”)
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