Where does “Cossack” come from?
Cossack (English) comes from French cosaque, from Polish Kozak, from Yiddish קאָזאַק, from Ukrainian коза́к, from Old East Slavic козакъ, from Kazakh қазақ, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn' — to stand.
Cossack (English): A member or descendant of an originally nomadic...
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- A member or descendant of an originally nomadic...
Ancestry of “Cossack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cosaque | Cossack |
| 2 | Polish | Kozak | Cossack |
| 3 | Yiddish | קאָזאַק | Cossack |
| 4 | Ukrainian | коза́к | Cossack |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | козакъ | — |
| 6 | Kazakh | қазақ | Kazakh |
| 7 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 8 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
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