Where does “онэгу” come from?

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

онэгу (West Circassian): top of the saddle (where is the rider sits)

Definitions

  1. top of the saddle (where is the rider sits)

Ancestry of “онэгу”, step by step

онэгу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian гу

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

via West Circassian уанэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianуанэsaddle
Every word from Proto-Northwest Caucasian ǵʷǝ →Every word from Proto-Circassian gʷǝ →Every word from West Circassian гу →