Where does “Ossetia” come from?

Ossetia comes from Russian Осе́тия, from Georgian ოსეთი, from Georgian ოსი, from Old Georgian ოვსი.

Ossetia (English): The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia

Definitions

  1. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia

Ancestry of “Ossetia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianОсе́тия—
2GeorgianოსეთიOssetia
3GeorgianოსიOssetian
4Old GeorgianოვსიOssetian

Words derived from “Ossetia”

Every word from Old Georgian ოვსი →Every word from Georgian ოსი →Every word from Georgian ოსეთი →