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Where does “северо-кавказский” come from?

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

Ancestry of “северо-кавказский”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКавка́зCaucasus
2FrenchCaucase—
3LatinCaucasus—
4Ancient GreekΚαύκασος—
5Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow
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