Where does “кӏэлэегъадж” come from?

кӏэлэегъадж (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe кӏалэ, from West Circassian кӏэ, from Proto-Circassian kʲʼa — tail.

кӏэлэегъадж (Adyghe): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “кӏэлэегъадж”, step by step

кӏэлэегъадж traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe кӏалэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheкӏалэboy; young man
2West Circassianкӏэtail
3Proto-Circassiankʲʼatail

via Adyghe егъэджэн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheегъэджэнto teach
Every word from Proto-Circassian kʲʼa →Every word from West Circassian кӏэ →Every word from Adyghe кӏалэ →