Reconstruction:Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza/amatʰə

This Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza

Etymology

Compare Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“worm, maggot”), the supposed root underlying Proto-Germanic *maþô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amatʰə/

Noun

*a-matʰə

  1. snake

Descendants

  • Abkhaz: амаҭ (amat), амаҭҭы (amattə) — Sadz
  • Abaza: маты (matə)
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