Where does “мэлахъо” come from?

мэлахъо (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian мэлы, from Proto-Circassian *maɮə.

мэлахъо (West Circassian): shepherd, sheep herdsman

Definitions

  1. shepherd, sheep herdsman

Ancestry of “мэлахъо”, step by step

мэлахъо traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian мэлы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianмэлыsheep
2Proto-Circassian*maɮə—

via West Circassian ӏахъо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianӏахъоherdsman, herder
Every word from Proto-Circassian *maɮə →Every word from West Circassian мэлы →