Where does “кавказовед” come from?

кавказовед (Russian) comes from Russian Кавка́з, from French Caucase, from Latin Caucasus, from Ancient Greek Καύκασος, from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsi — ice-shining, white with snow.

кавказовед (Russian): Caucasologist

Definitions

  1. Caucasologist

Ancestry of “кавказовед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКавка́зCaucasus
2FrenchCaucaseCaucasus (geographic region)
3LatinCaucasusCaucasus
4Ancient GreekΚαύκασοςCaucasus
5Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow
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