Where does “жьакӏэ” come from?

жьакӏэ (Kabardian) comes from Kabardian кӏэ, from Proto-Circassian kʲʼa — tail.

жьакӏэ (Kabardian): beard

Definitions

  1. beard

Ancestry of “жьакӏэ”, step by step

жьакӏэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabardian кӏэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabardianкӏэtail; dick; seed
2Proto-Circassiankʲʼatail

via Kabardian жьэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabardianжьэmouth
Every word from Proto-Circassian kʲʼaEvery word from Kabardian кӏэ