Where does “Ешъуакӏор цӏыфы ныкъу” come from?

Ешъуакӏор цӏыфы ныкъу (West Circassian) comes from Adyghe ешъуакӏо, from Adyghe ешъон, from Proto-Circassian jaʃʷa.

Ешъуакӏор цӏыфы ныкъу (West Circassian): A drunkard is only half a person; intoxication deprives a person of their full humanity and reason

Definitions

  1. A drunkard is only half a person; intoxication deprives a person of their full humanity and reason

Ancestry of “Ешъуакӏор цӏыфы ныкъу”, step by step

Ешъуакӏор цӏыфы ныкъу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe ешъуакӏо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheешъуакӏоa person that drinks alcohol often; drinker
2Adygheешъонto drink
3Proto-Circassianjaʃʷa—

via West Circassian цӏыфы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianцӏыфыperson, human
Every word from Proto-Circassian jaʃʷa →Every word from Adyghe ешъон →Every word from Adyghe ешъуакӏо →