Where does “Անդրկովկաս” come from?

Անդրկովկաս (Armenian) comes from Russian Закавка́зье, from Russian Кавка́з, from French Caucase, from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

Ancestry of “Անդրկովկաս”, step by step

Անդրկովկաս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Закавка́зье

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗакавка́зье
2RussianКавка́зCaucasus
3FrenchCaucaseCaucasus (geographic region)
4LatinCaucasusCaucasus
5Ancient GreekΚαύκασοςCaucasus
6Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow

via Armenian Կովկաս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԿովկասCaucasus
2Old ArmenianԿովկասCaucasus

Words derived from “Անդրկովկաս

Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsiEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚαύκασοςEvery word from Latin Caucasus
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