| This Proto-Circassian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
A pan-Caucasian cultural word. Compare Proto-Georgian-Zan *katam-; Proto-Nakh *kotam; Bezhta гуьдаь (güdä), Hunzib гудо (gudo); Rutul кӏатӏ (ḳaṭ), Tsakhur кӏатӏе (ḳaṭʲe); Abkhaz а-куты (a-kʼutʼə), Abaza квтӏу (kʷtʼu).
*kʲatə