Where does “Abkasia” come from?

Abkasia (Faroese) comes from Russian Абха́зия, from Russian абха́з, from Georgian აფხაზი, from Abkhaz *абазӷа.

Ancestry of “Abkasia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАбха́зияAbkhazia
2Russianабха́зAbkhazian, Abkhaz person
3GeorgianაფხაზიAbkhaz person
4Abkhaz*абазӷа—
Every word from Abkhaz *абазӷа →Every word from Georgian აფხაზი →Every word from Russian абха́з →
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