Where does “ошъогу” come from?

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

ошъогу (Adyghe): sky; zenith

Definitions

  1. sky; zenith

Ancestry of “ошъогу”, step by step

ошъогу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian гу

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

via Adyghe уашъо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheуашъоsky
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from West Circassian гу →