Where does “шынэхъыжь” come from?

шынэхъыжь (East Circassian) comes from East Circassian шы, from Proto-Circassian *čǝ — horse.

шынэхъыжь (East Circassian): older brother

Definitions

  1. older brother

Ancestry of “шынэхъыжь”, step by step

шынэхъыжь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Circassian шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Circassianшыhorse
2Proto-Circassian*čǝhorse

via Kabardian нэхъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabardianнэхъmore
Every word from Proto-Circassian *čǝEvery word from East Circassian шы
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