Where does “хьэцэ” come from?

хьэцэ (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian хьэ, from West Circassian хьакӏэ — guest, visitor.

хьэцэ (West Circassian): dog hair

Definitions

  1. dog hair

Ancestry of “хьэцэ”, step by step

хьэцэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian хьэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianхьэdog
2West Circassianхьакӏэguest, visitor

via West Circassian цы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianцыhair (Usually of animal or human's body)
2Proto-Circassian*t͡sʰəwool
Every word from West Circassian хьакӏэ →Every word from West Circassian хьэ →