Proto-West-Caucasian: *č̣́ǝ-
Meaning: to break, crush
Adyghe: pǝč̣́ǝ-/pǝč̣́ǝč̣́ǝ
Kabardian: pǝ-ṣ́ǝč̣́ǝ-
Ubykh: č̣́a-ča-
Comments: PAK *č̣́ǝ- (preserved in Ad. pǝ-č̣́ǝ-) / *č̣́ǝ-ḳǝ-, used only with preverbs (besides pǝ- cf. also Ad. gʷa-č̣́ǝč̣́ǝ-n id.; the compounds mean actually 'to break off the tip, front part' /pǝ-/ or 'to break off the middle part' /gʷa-/). Ub. trans. č̣́a-sǝ-čá-n, intr. č̣́a-čá-n ("it breaks, gets crushed"). In both subgroups the root is used mostly within compounds, but its basic meaning is clear enough.
