Proto-West-Caucasian: *śǝ ( ~ *š-)
Meaning: snow
Abkhaz: a-sǝ́
Abaza: sǝ
Adyghe: wasǝ
Kabardian: was
Comments: PAT *śǝ (cf. Bzyb. a-śǝ́); PAK *wa-sǝ́ (a compound with wa- 'sky'). Cf. also Ad., Kab. q:e-sǝ-n 'to snow' (PAK *q:a(jǝ)-sǝ-) = Abaz. ʕa-s-ra id. See Shagirov 1,227; 2,93. The Adygh source is possible for Svan. mus 'snow' (see Dzhanashia 1959, 106-107, 116).
