Where does “Абха́зия” come from?
Абха́зия (Russian) comes from Russian абха́з, from Georgian აფხაზი, from Abkhaz *абазӷа.
Абха́зия (Russian): Abkhazia
Ancestry of “Абха́зия”, step by step
Абха́зия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian абха́з
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | абха́з | Abkhazian, Abkhaz person |
| 2 | Georgian | აფხაზი | Abkhaz person |
| 3 | Abkhaz | *абазӷа | — |
via Georgian აფხაზეთი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Georgian | აფხაზეთი | Abkhazia |
| 2 | Georgian | -ეთი | location suffix; geographical suffix |
| 3 | Proto-Georgian-Zan | *-et | — |
Words derived from “Абха́зия”