Where does “плъыжьгьэф” come from?
плъыжьгьэф (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe гьэфы, from Adyghe джэфы, from Proto-Circassian gʲaxʷə — bright.
плъыжьгьэф (Adyghe): pink
Ancestry of “плъыжьгьэф”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Adyghe | гьэфы | Alternative form of джэфы; bright |
| 2 | Adyghe | джэфы | bright color |
| 3 | Proto-Circassian | gʲaxʷə | bright |