Where does “Псытхьэ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Псытхьэ”, step by step

Псытхьэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian тхьэ

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

via West Circassian псы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianпсыwater
2Adygheкъефэхынto fall down from
Every word from Adyghe гъэ →Every word from Adyghe тхьэмафэ →Every word from Adyghe мафэ →