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Where does “კავკასია” come from?

კავკასია (Georgian) comes from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

კავკასია (Georgian): Caucasus

Definitions

  1. Caucasus

Ancestry of “კავკასია”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚαύκασος—
2Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow
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