Where does “шыгъо” come from?

шыгъо (West Circassian) comes from West Circassian шы, from Proto-Circassian *čǝ — horse.

шыгъо (West Circassian): red-haired horse; dun horse

Definitions

  1. red-haired horse; dun horse

Ancestry of “шыгъо”, step by step

шыгъо traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianшыhorse
2Proto-Circassian*čǝhorse

via West Circassian гъо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianгъоtime
Every word from Proto-Circassian *čǝ →Every word from West Circassian шы →