Where does “Жъы хъурэр сабый мэхъужьы” come from?

Жъы хъурэр сабый мэхъужьы (West Circassian) comes from Adyghe жъы, from Proto-Circassian ʐə — old.

Жъы хъурэр сабый мэхъужьы (West Circassian): A person who grows old returns to a childlike state

Definitions

  1. A person who grows old returns to a childlike state

Ancestry of “Жъы хъурэр сабый мэхъужьы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheжъыold
2Proto-Circassianʐəold
Every word from Proto-Circassian ʐəEvery word from Adyghe жъы