Where does “нэпцӏы” come from?

нэпцӏы (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian пцӏы, from Proto-Circassian *ṗc̣ǝ́ — a lie.

нэпцӏы (West Circassian): false untrue, not factual, wrong

Definitions

  1. false untrue, not factual, wrong

Ancestry of “нэпцӏы”, step by step

нэпцӏы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian пцӏы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianпцӏыa lie
2Proto-Circassian*ṗc̣ǝ́a lie

via West Circassian нэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianнэand not, nor
Every word from Proto-Circassian *ṗc̣ǝ́ →Every word from West Circassian пцӏы →