Where does “Կովկաս” come from?

Կովկաս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Կովկաս, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

Կովկաս (Armenian): Caucasus

Definitions

  1. Caucasus

Ancestry of “Կովկաս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԿովկասCaucasus
2Ancient GreekΚαύκασοςCaucasus
3Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow

Words derived from “Կովկաս”

Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi →Every word from Ancient Greek Καύκασος →Every word from Old Armenian Կովկաս →