Where does “мэшӏоку” come from?

мэшӏоку (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian машӏо, from Proto-Circassian māɕʷʼa — fire.

мэшӏоку (West Circassian): train

Definitions

  1. train

Ancestry of “мэшӏоку”, step by step

мэшӏоку traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian машӏо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianмашӏоfire
2Proto-Circassianmāɕʷʼafire

via West Circassian ку

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianкуcarriage
Every word from Proto-Circassian māɕʷʼa →Every word from West Circassian машӏо →