Proto-West-Caucasian: *śa ( ~ š-)
Meaning: 1 sabre 2 knife
Abkhaz: á-sa 1
Adyghe: sa 1
Kabardian: sa 2
Comments: PAT *śa (cf. Bzyb. á-śa); PAK *sa. Dirr has also recorded Ub. sa 'sabre' which is most probably an Abkh. or Ad. word. The correspondence PAT *ś : PAK *s points to PWC *ś or *š. Shagirov's linking this root with PWC *śV 'to beat, hit' is most probably faulty.
