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Where does “хыхьэ” come from?

хыхьэ (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian хьэ, from West Circassian хьакӏэ.

хыхьэ (Adyghe): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “хыхьэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianхьэ—
2West Circassianхьакӏэ—
Every word from West Circassian хьакӏэ →