Where does “kazac” come from?

kazac (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

kazac (Kashubian): to order, to tell, to command

Definitions

  1. to order, to tell, to command

Ancestry of “kazac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →