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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗакавка́зье—
2RussianКавка́зCaucasus
3FrenchCaucase—
4LatinCaucasus—
5Ancient GreekΚαύκασος—
6Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow

Words derived from “Անդրկովկաս”

  • անդրկովկասյան
  • անդրկովկասցի
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