Where does “козакъ” come from?

козакъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Kazakh қазақ, from Persian ـستان, from Middle Persian -stʾn', from Proto-Indo-Iranian stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

козакъ (Old East Slavic): Cossack

Definitions

  1. Cossack

Ancestry of “козакъ”, step by step

козакъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қазақ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1KazakhқазақKazakh
2Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
3Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
4Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Kipchak *qazaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kipchak*qazaq—

Words derived from “козакъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Middle Persian -stʾn' →