Where does “чэтжъые” come from?

чэтжъые (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe чэты, from Proto-Circassian kʲat — chicken.

чэтжъые (Adyghe): chick; nestling

Definitions

  1. chick; nestling

Ancestry of “чэтжъые”, step by step

чэтжъые traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe чэты

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheчэтыchicken
2Proto-Circassiankʲatchicken

via Adyghe жъые

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AdygheжъыеAlternative form of жъый; small
Every word from Proto-Circassian kʲat →Every word from Adyghe чэты →