Where does “абхаз” come from?

абхаз (Ukrainian) comes from Russian абха́з, from Georgian აფხაზი, from Abkhaz *абазӷа.

абхаз (Ukrainian): Abkhazian, Abkhaz person

Definitions

  1. Abkhazian, Abkhaz person

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 →