Where does “абхазский” come from?

абхазский (Russian) comes from Russian Абха́зия, from Russian абха́з, from Georgian აფხაზი, from Abkhaz *абазӷа.

абхазский (Russian): Abkhazia; Abkhazian

Definitions

  1. Abkhazia; Abkhazian

Ancestry of “абхазский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianАбха́зияAbkhazia
2Russianабха́зAbkhazian, Abkhaz person
3GeorgianაფხაზიAbkhaz person
4Abkhaz*абазӷа—
Every word from Abkhaz *абазӷа →Every word from Georgian აფხაზი →Every word from Russian абха́з →