Where does “ӄамчы” come from?

ӄамчы (Ubykh) comes from Ottoman Turkish قامچی, from Proto-Turkic kamčï, from Proto-Turkic kam- — to beat, strike down.

ӄамчы (Ubykh): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “ӄамчы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقامچیwhip
2Proto-Turkickamčïwhip
3Proto-Turkickam-to beat, strike down
Every word from Proto-Turkic kam- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kamčï →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قامچی →