Where does “Caucaz” come from?

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

Caucaz (Romanian): Caucasus

Definitions

  1. Caucasus

Ancestry of “Caucaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Caucaz

Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi