Where does “нэпэтелъхьэ” come from?

нэпэтелъхьэ (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian напэ, from Adyghe пэ-.

нэпэтелъхьэ (West Circassian): mask

Definitions

  1. mask

Ancestry of “нэпэтелъхьэ”, step by step

нэпэтелъхьэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian напэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianнапэcheek, face
2Adygheпэ-—

via West Circassian телъхьан

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianтелъхьанto put something on; to place something on
Every word from Adyghe пэ- →Every word from West Circassian напэ →