Proto-West-Caucasian: *lamǝć̣ʷǝ- ?
Meaning: liver
Adyghe: tħamṣ́ǝʁw
Kabardian: tħamṣ́ǝʁw
Comments: PAK *tħamǝć̣ǝʁʷǝ. Obviously a compound of some kind, but a good explanation is not found yet. (Shagirov 2,83 proposes 'spirit' (*tħa) + 'accompany', Kab. ṣ́ǝʁʷǝ-n - but the latter corresponds to Ad. č̣́ǝʁʷǝ-n < *č̣ǝʁʷǝ-). Despite Abdokov 1982, 83, the AK form should certainly be kept distinct from WC *c̣ʷA 'liver' q.v.