Etymological Studies on Abkhaz-Adyghe and Kartvelian Numerals from “1” to “10”,“20”and “100”

The aim of the present paper is analysis of structure and etymology of the cardinal numerals in Abkhaz-Adyghe and Kartvelian languages. It was divided into three parts. The first one is only a very short introduction, in which linguistic material and applied research methods were characterized. The second part of the paper and the third one contain studies on structure and etymology of Abkhaz-Adyghe and Kartvelian cardinal numerals respectively along with full comparative material from the remaining Ibero-Caucasian languages. Proto-language forms and the intermediate stages of their phonetic development from proto-language to contemporary state were reconstructed. The observed phonetic and morphological changes were meticulously described. Particular attention was paid to internal structure of the investigated numerals in order to detach nominal stems and indivisible roots. Only the indivisible morphemes may be object for historical-comparative research. It must be emphasized that the present paper by no means does not exhaust the subject of research and gives new opportunities for further investigations.