Where does “гухэкӏын” come from?

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

гухэкӏын (Adyghe): to get hurt

Definitions

  1. to get hurt

Ancestry of “гухэкӏын”, step by step

гухэкӏын traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian гу

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

via Adyghe хэкӏын

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheхэкӏынto get through, to go through; to get out within...
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from West Circassian гу →