Where does “Abkhaz” come from?

Abkhaz comes from Russian абха́з, a name for the Caucasian people and their language.

Abkhaz (English): Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the...

Definitions

  1. Abkhazian: of or pertaining to Abkhazia, the...

Ancestry of “Abkhaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianабха́зAbkhazian, Abkhaz person
2GeorgianაფხაზიAbkhaz person
3Abkhaz*абазӷа—

Words derived from “Abkhaz”

Every word from Abkhaz *абазӷа →Every word from Georgian აფხაზი →Every word from Russian абха́з →