Where does “Мэзытхьэ” come from?

Мэзытхьэ (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian тхьэ, from Adyghe тхьэмафэ, from Adyghe мафэ, from Adyghe гъэмафэ, from Adyghe гъэ — year.

Ancestry of “Мэзытхьэ”, step by step

Мэзытхьэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian тхьэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianтхьэgod
2Adygheтхьэмафэweek
3Adygheмафэday
4Adygheгъэмафэsummer
5Adygheгъэyear

via Adyghe мэзы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheмэзыforest
2Proto-Circassianmazəforest
Every word from Adyghe гъэ →Every word from Adyghe тхьэмафэ →Every word from Adyghe мафэ →