Where does “шыхьат” come from?
шыхьат (West Circassian) comes from Arabic شهادة, from Arabic شَهِدَ, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا, from Persian کاه, from Persian کاستن, from Proto-Iranian kas- — to see; to look.
шыхьат (West Circassian): witness
Definitions
- witness
Ancestry of “шыхьат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | شهادة | verbal noun of شَهِدَ; testimony, witness;... |
| 2 | Arabic | شَهِدَ | to witness, to bear witness; to witness, to... |
| 3 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 4 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 5 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 6 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 7 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |