Where does “гуыбзыгъэ” come from?

гуыбзыгъэ (Kabardian) comes from East Circassian гу, from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ — heart.

гуыбзыгъэ (Kabardian): clever, smart

Definitions

  1. clever, smart

Ancestry of “гуыбзыгъэ”, step by step

гуыбзыгъэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Circassian гу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Circassianгуheart
2Proto-Circassiangʷǝheart
3Proto-Northwest Caucasianǵʷǝheart

via Kabardian бзыгъэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabardianбзыгъэ—
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from East Circassian гу →