Where does “кавказец” come from?
кавказец (Russian) comes from Russian Кавка́з, from French Caucase, from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.
кавказец (Russian): Caucasian
Ancestry of “кавказец”, step by step