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Abkhaz-Adyghe etymology :

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Proto-West-Caucasian: *q:ʷaq:ʷa (~ *q̇ʷ)
North Caucasian etymology: North Caucasian etymology
Meaning: frog
Adyghe: ħanṭar-q:ʷ
Kabardian: ħandǝr-q:ʷāq:ʷa
Comments: PAK *ħanṭVr-q:ʷáq:ʷa (with reduction of the second part in Ad.). Etymology of the first part of the compound is not quite clear (cf. PAT *ada 'frog' > Abkh. áda-ʁ́, Abaz. ada (?); or Chech. ünṭa- in ünṭa-pħid 'tortoise' (?)).
abadet-prnum,abadet-meaning,abadet-adg,abadet-kab,abadet-comment,

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