Where does “Кавказ” come from?

Кавказ (Kazakh) comes from Russian Кавка́з, from French Caucase, from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

Ancestry of “Кавказ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКавка́зCaucasus
2FrenchCaucaseCaucasus (geographic region)
3LatinCaucasusCaucasus
4Ancient GreekΚαύκασοςCaucasus
5Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow

Words derived from “Кавказ

Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi