Where does “гъэмахуэ” come from?

гъэмахуэ (Kabardian) comes from East Circassian махуэ, from Proto-Circassian māxʷa — day.

гъэмахуэ (Kabardian): summer

Definitions

  1. summer

Ancestry of “гъэмахуэ”, step by step

гъэмахуэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Circassian махуэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Circassianмахуэday
2Proto-Circassianmāxʷaday

via East Circassian гъэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Circassianгъэyear
2Proto-Circassian*ʁayear
Every word from Proto-Circassian māxʷa →Every word from East Circassian махуэ →