Where does “Северо-Кавка́зский” come from?
Северо-Кавка́зский (Russian) comes from Russian Кавка́з, from French Caucase, from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.
Северо-Кавка́зский (Russian): North Caucasus
Definitions
- North Caucasus
Ancestry of “Северо-Кавка́зский”, step by step
Северо-Кавка́зский traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Кавка́з
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Кавка́з | Caucasus |
| 2 | French | Caucase | Caucasus (geographic region) |
| 3 | Latin | Caucasus | Caucasus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Καύκασος | Caucasus |
| 5 | Proto-Scythian | xrohukäsi | ice-shining, white with snow |
via Russian се́вер
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | се́вер | north |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěverъ | north |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śḗˀweras | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₁wer-o- | — |