Where does “ахъщапс” come from?

ахъщапс (West Circassian) comes from Adyghe ахъщэ, from Ottoman Turkish آقچه, from Ottoman Turkish آق, from Proto-Turkic Āk — white.

ахъщапс (West Circassian): miser, stingy person

Definitions

  1. miser, stingy person

Ancestry of “ахъщапс”, step by step

ахъщапс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Adyghe ахъщэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheахъщэmoney; currency; fund
2Ottoman Turkishآقچهsilver coin
3Ottoman Turkishآقwhite
4Proto-TurkicĀkwhite

via West Circassian псэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianпсэsoul
2Proto-Circassianpsa—
3Proto-Northwest CaucasianpǝsA—
Every word from Proto-Turkic Āk →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish آقچه →
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