?What does the name Caucasus mean
Pliny aludes to a Scythian origin of the word Caucasus:
The Scythians themselves give the name of “Chorsari” to the Persians, and they call Mount Caucasus Graucasis, which means “white with snow.”
छृन्त्ते verb chRntte { chRd } shine
सहिर m. sahira mountain
gairi: mountain
kas: shine
Kaofa: mountain
kas: shine
The Darial Gorge, in today’s Mtianeti region [© T. Wier 2006]