Proto-West-Caucasian: *č:ʷarǝdʷV
Meaning: starling
Abkhaz: á-ž̌ardʷǝna
Adyghe: pč́andaχʷ
Kabardian: bžandaχʷ
Comments: Cf. also Abkh. Bzyb. a-ź̌ardʷǝ́na (PAT *zʷardʷǝna). PAK *p:č́:andá-χʷǝ (the component -χʷǝ is not quite clear). The original resonant within the root is -r-, as seen from the PAT form and from external evidence; -n- in PAK may be due to assimilation (e.g. *p:č́:ardǝna- > *p:č́:anda-). In general the Abkh. and PAK forms are in very good correlation, thus their different etymologies in Shagirov 1987, 86 are hardly justified (the etymologies are: "growing up together with goats" for PAK *p:č́:andáχʷǝ and "cow's thrush" for Abkh. á-ž̌ardʷǝna; both seem folk-etymological, although in the latter case Abkh. árdʷǝna 'thrush' could have influenced the form á-ž̌ardʷǝna).
