Abaza (English)

Where does "Abaza" come from?

The English name 'Abaza' is an endonym derived directly from the Abaza language term 'абаза'[1]. This term serves as the native designation for the Northwest Caucasian language and the people who speak it, primarily located in the Karachay-Cherkessia region of the Caucasus Mountains and in Turkey[1].

Full etymology tree

• Abaza (English), 'A Northwest Caucasian language spoken in the Russian autonomous republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, in the Caucasus Mountains, as well as in Turkey.'
  • inherited абаза (abaza) (Abaza), 'Abaza'

Ancestors

• абаза (Abaza)

Cognates and doublets

• абазин (Russian)

Sources

1. Abaza (English) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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