Where does “Abkhazia” come from?

Abkhazia derives from Russian Абха́зия, from Georgian აფხაზეთი, composed of Georgian აბაზხ-ი and the Georgian suffix -ეთი denoting a region or territory.

Ancestry of “Abkhazia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАбха́зияAbkhazia
2Russianабха́зAbkhazian, Abkhaz person
3GeorgianაფხაზიAbkhaz person
4Abkhaz*абазӷа—

Words derived from “Abkhazia”

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