Where does “кавказець” come from?

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

кавказець (Ukrainian): Caucasian native of the Caucasus region

Definitions

  1. Caucasian native of the Caucasus region

Ancestry of “кавказець”, step by step

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