Where does “Kafkas” come from?

Kafkas (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قافقاس, from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳, from Proto-Iranian *káwfš — hill, mountain.

Kafkas (Turkish): Caucasian native of the Caucasian region

Definitions

  1. Caucasian native of the Caucasian region

Ancestry of “Kafkas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishقافقاسCaucasus
2Old Persian𐎣𐎢𐎳mountain
3Proto-Iranian*káwfšhill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Iranian *káwfš →Every word from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قافقاس →