Where does “adjika” come from?
adjika (English) comes from Russian аджи́ка, from Abkhaz аџьыка, from Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza ǯ̍ə́ḳā- — with a not quite clear second component.
adjika (English): A hot, spicy but subtly flavoured paste often...
Definitions
- A hot, spicy but subtly flavoured paste often...
Ancestry of “adjika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | аджи́ка | — |
| 2 | Abkhaz | аџьыка | salt; adjika, adzhika |
| 3 | Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza | ǯ̍ə́ḳā- | with a not quite clear second component |