Where does “гу къеон” come from?

гу къеон (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian гу, from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ — heart.

гу къеон (Adyghe): one's heart to beat; to be having heartbeats; to...

Definitions

  1. one's heart to beat; to be having heartbeats; to...

Ancestry of “гу къеон”, step by step

гу къеон traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian гу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianгуheart
2Proto-Circassiangʷǝheart
3Proto-Northwest Caucasianǵʷǝheart

via West Circassian он

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianонto hit someone or something physically and directly (not by throwing for example)
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from West Circassian гу →