Where does “Kosak” come from?
Kosak (German) comes from Polish Kozak, from Yiddish קאָזאַק, from Ukrainian коза́к, from Old East Slavic козакъ, from Kazakh қазақ, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam — to stand.
Kosak (German): Cossack
Definitions
- Cossack
Ancestry of “Kosak”, step by step
Kosak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish Kozak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Kozak | Cossack |
| 2 | Yiddish | קאָזאַק | Cossack |
| 3 | Ukrainian | коза́к | Cossack |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | козакъ | Cossack |
| 5 | Kazakh | қазақ | Kazakh |
| 6 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 7 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |