Where does “Абхаз” come from?

Абхаз (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian абха́з, from Georgian აფხაზი, from Abkhaz *абазӷа.

Абхаз (Serbo-Croatian): Abkhazian, Abkhaz

Definitions

  1. Abkhazian, Abkhaz

Ancestry of “Абхаз”, step by step

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