Where does “гохьы” come from?

гохьы (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian гу, from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ, from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ — heart.

гохьы (West Circassian): tasty having a pleasant flavor

Definitions

  1. tasty having a pleasant flavor

Ancestry of “гохьы”, step by step

гохьы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian гу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianгуheart
2Proto-Circassiangʷǝheart
3Proto-Northwest Caucasianǵʷǝheart

via Adyghe хьын

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Adygheхьынto carry to somewhere/someone
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from West Circassian гу →