Proto-West-Caucasian: *mǝč̣́ʷV
Meaning: precious stone or glass (e.g. in a ring)
Adyghe: mǝṣ́a
Kabardian: mǝč̣ǝ
Comments: PAK *mǝč̣V́. Shagirov's (1,273) hypothesis about the word's Turk. origin (Turk. *munčak / *bunčak 'pearl, beads' ) is absolutely improbable for phonetic reasons. Balk. mɨca 'precious stone' < Ad.