Where does “قافقاس” come from?

قافقاس (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳, from Proto-Iranian *káwfš — hill, mountain.

قافقاس (Ottoman Turkish): Caucasus

Definitions

  1. Caucasus

Ancestry of “قافقاس”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
2Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain

Words derived from “قافقاس”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *káwfš →Every word from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 →