Where does “Kaukasus” come from?

Kaukasus (German) comes from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

Kaukasus (German): Caucasus (mountain range, geographic region)

Definitions

  1. Caucasus (mountain range, geographic region)

Ancestry of “Kaukasus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kaukasus”

Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi →Every word from Ancient Greek Καύκασος →Every word from Latin Caucasus →