Where does “ахъшэ” come from?

ахъшэ (Kabardian) comes from Ottoman Turkish آقچه, from Ottoman Turkish آق, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.

ахъшэ (Kabardian): money, currency, fund

Definitions

  1. money, currency, fund

Ancestry of “ахъшэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآقچهsilver coin
2Ottoman Turkishآقwhite
3Proto-TurkicĀkwhite
Every word from Proto-Turkic Āk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آقچه →