Аҟәа

Abkhaz

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to а-ҟәара (a-qʷʼara, “stony seashore”).[1]

Proper noun

Аҟәа • (Aqʷʼa)

  1. Sokhumi (the capital city of Abkhazia)

Descendants
  • →⇒ Mingrelian: აყუჯიხა (aq̇uǯixa), აჸუჯიხა (aʾuǯixa)

References
  1. Chirikba, Viacheslav V. (2006) “Abkhaz Loans in Megrelian”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎, volume 10, number 1, page 65 of 25–76
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