Proto-West-Caucasian: *nǝq:ʷa ( ~ -q̇ʷ-)
Meaning: half
Adyghe: nǝq:ʷa
Kabardian: nǝq:ʷa
Comments: PAK *nǝq:ʷá. The inner morphological analysis proposed by Shagirov (1, 286: nǝ- = -na in *š́a-ná 'one third', *ṗƛ̣a-ná 'one fourth' etc., -q:ʷa - component meaning "not quite, a little") is very dubious.