Празападнокавказский: *mǝč̣́ʷV
Значение: precious stone or glass (e.g. in a ring)
Адыгейский: mǝṣ́a
Кабардинский: mǝč̣ǝ
Комментарии: 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.