Where does “Псатхьэ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Псатхьэ”, step by step

Псатхьэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian тхьэ

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

via West Circassian псэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianпсэsoul
2Proto-Circassianpsa
3Proto-Northwest CaucasianpǝsA
Every word from Adyghe гъэEvery word from Adyghe тхьэмафэEvery word from Adyghe мафэ
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