Where does “Kozak” come from?
Kozak (Polish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m — to stand.
Kozak (Polish): Cossack
Definitions
- Cossack
Ancestry of “Kozak”, step by step
Kozak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish קאָזאַק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קאָזאַק | Cossack |
| 2 | Ukrainian | коза́к | Cossack |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | козакъ | Cossack |
| 4 | Kazakh | қазақ | Kazakh |
| 5 | Persian | ـستان | -istan, -estan, -stan |
| 6 | Middle Persian | -stʾn' | makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stáHnam | the act of standing; position, location, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂-no-m | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Czech kozák
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kozák | Cossack; any mushroom of genus "Leccinum" |
| 2 | Czech | -ák | grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъsàti | to suck |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | suś- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
via Slovak koža
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | koža | skin; leather |