Where does “кавказка” come from?

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

кавказка (Ukrainian): Caucasian woman native of the Caucasus region

Definitions

  1. Caucasian woman native of the Caucasus region

Ancestry of “кавказка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКавка́зCaucasus
2FrenchCaucaseCaucasus (geographic region)
3LatinCaucasusCaucasus
4Ancient GreekΚαύκασοςCaucasus
5Proto-Scythianxrohukäsiice-shining, white with snow
Every word from Proto-Scythian xrohukäsiEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚαύκασοςEvery word from Latin Caucasus
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