Where does “ахъщэ” come from?
ахъщэ (Adyghe) comes from Ottoman Turkish آقچه, from Ottoman Turkish آق, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.
ахъщэ (Adyghe): money; currency; fund
Ancestry of “ахъщэ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | آقچه | silver coin |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آق | white |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | Āk | white |