Where does “Abkhasia” come from?

Abkhasia (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Russian Абха́зия, from Russian абха́з, from Georgian აფხაზი, from Abkhaz *абазӷа.

Ancestry of “Abkhasia”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	Абха́зия	Abkhazia
2	Russian	абха́з	—
3	Georgian	აფხაზი	Abkhaz person
4	Abkhaz	*абазӷа	—

Words derived from “Abkhasia”

abkhasisk

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