Where does “мэшӏоку” come from?

мэшӏоку (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe машӏо, from Proto-Circassian māɕʷʼa — fire.

мэшӏоку (Adyghe): train; firewagon

Definitions

  1. train; firewagon

Ancestry of “мэшӏоку”, step by step

мэшӏоку traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe машӏо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheмашӏоfire
2Proto-Circassianmāɕʷʼafire

via Adyghe ку

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheкуcarriage; cart; wagon
Every word from Proto-Circassian māɕʷʼa →Every word from Adyghe машӏо →
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