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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *padǝ
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: socks, stockings
Adyghe: ʎa-pad
Kabardian: ʎa-pad
Comments: PAK *ʎa-pádǝ (*ʎa "foot"). Ub. ʎapád "woolen socks" is probably an Ad. loanword (like Abkh. a-klapad).

    Shagirov (1977,251) derives *ʎapádǝ from *ʎapa 'front part of the foot' + *da "to sew" which is quite improbable in view of the external evidence.

abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,

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