Where does “мафэ” come from?

мафэ (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe тхьэмафэ, from Adyghe тхьэ — god.

мафэ (Adyghe): day

Definitions

  1. day

Ancestry of “мафэ”, step by step

мафэ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe тхьэмафэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheтхьэмафэweek
2Adygheтхьэgod

via Adyghe гъэмафэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheгъэмафэsummer
2Adygheгъэyear

via Proto-Circassian māxʷa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Circassianmāxʷaday

Words derived from “мафэ”

Every word from Adyghe тхьэ →Every word from Adyghe тхьэмафэ →