Where does “cossack” come from?
cossack (English) comes from English Cossack, from French cosaque, from Polish Kozak, from Yiddish קאָזאַק, from Ukrainian коза́к, from Old East Slavic козакъ, from Kazakh қазақ, from Persian ـستان — to stand.
cossack (English): Alternative letter-case form of Cossack
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of Cossack
Ancestry of “cossack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cossack | A member or descendant of an originally nomadic... |
| 2 | French | cosaque | Cossack |
| 3 | Polish | Kozak | Cossack |
| 4 | Yiddish | קאָזאַק | Cossack |
| 5 | Ukrainian | коза́к | Cossack |
| 6 | Old East Slavic | козакъ | Cossack |
| 7 | Kazakh | қазақ | Kazakh |
| 8 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 9 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |