Where does “шыкӏадзэ” come from?

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

шыкӏадзэ (West Circassian): sweat-cloth (for horse riding)

Definitions

  1. sweat-cloth (for horse riding)

Ancestry of “шыкӏадзэ”, step by step

шыкӏадзэ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian шы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianшыhorse
2Proto-Circassian*čǝhorse

via West Circassian кӏадзэ

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