Where does “шъхьэц” come from?

шъхьэц (Adyghe) comes from Adyghe шъхьэ, from Adyghe шӏэн — to know; to do.

шъхьэц (Adyghe): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “шъхьэц”, step by step

шъхьэц traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe шъхьэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheшъхьэhead
2Adygheшӏэнto know; to do

via West Circassian цы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianцыhair (Usually of animal or human's body)
2Proto-Circassian*t͡sʰəwool
Every word from Adyghe шӏэн →Every word from Adyghe шъхьэ →