Where does “Caucasus” come from?

Caucasus comes from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, ultimately from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi.

Caucasus (English): A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus

Definitions

  1. A mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus

Ancestry of “Caucasus”, step by step

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

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