Where does “хьэшъобыдз” come from?

хьэшъобыдз (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian быдзы, from Proto-Circassian bəd͡zə, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian bəʒə — female breast.

хьэшъобыдз (Adyghe): pacifier

Definitions

  1. pacifier

Ancestry of “хьэшъобыдз”, step by step

хьэшъобыдз traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian быдзы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianбыдзыbreast
2Proto-Circassianbəd͡zə—
3Proto-Northwest Caucasianbəʒəfemale breast

via Adyghe хьашъо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheхьашъоrubber; tire
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian bəʒə →Every word from Proto-Circassian bəd͡zə →Every word from West Circassian быдзы →