Where does “мэзпчэн” come from?

мэзпчэн (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe мэзы, from Proto-Circassian mazə — forest.

мэзпчэн (Adyghe): deer; roebuck; mountain goat

Definitions

  1. deer; roebuck; mountain goat

Ancestry of “мэзпчэн”, step by step

мэзпчэн traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe мэзы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheмэзыforest
2Proto-Circassianmazəforest

via Adyghe пчэны

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheпчэныgoat
Every word from Proto-Circassian mazə →Every word from Adyghe мэзы →