Where does “гукъэкӏын” come from?

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

гукъэкӏын (Adyghe): to remember; to have a sudden thought or idea

Definitions

  1. to remember; to have a sudden thought or idea

Ancestry of “гукъэкӏын”, step by step

гукъэкӏын traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian гу

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

via Adyghe къэкӏын

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheкъэкӏынto come from; to be grown
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from West Circassian гу →