Where does “Псыхъуэгуащэ” come from?
Псыхъуэгуащэ (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian гуащэ, from West Circassian гу, from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ — heart.
Ancestry of “Псыхъуэгуащэ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | West Circassian | гуащэ | — |
| 2 | West Circassian | гу | — |
| 3 | Proto-Circassian | gʷǝ | heart |
| 4 | Proto-Northwest Caucasian | ǵʷǝ | heart |