Where does “Kaukaz” come from?

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

Kaukaz (Polish): Caucasus

Definitions

  1. Caucasus

Ancestry of “Kaukaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kaukaz”

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