Where does “hajdamak” come from?
hajdamak (Polish) comes from Ukrainian гайдама́ка, from Turkish haydamak, from Ottoman Turkish هايدامق, from Ottoman Turkish هایده, from Ottoman Turkish ده, from Ottoman Turkish دیمك, from Proto-Turkic tē- — to say.
hajdamak (Polish): Cossack or Ukrainian peasant fighting against Polish nobility in the eighteenth century
Definitions
- Cossack or Ukrainian peasant fighting against Polish nobility in the eighteenth century
Ancestry of “hajdamak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | гайдама́ка | haydamak (a Ukrainian kind of soldier in 18th century, also used during the Civil War in the beginning of the 20th century) |
| 2 | Turkish | haydamak | to drive (to herd animals) |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | هايدامق | a cattle-lifter, marauder |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | هایده | away!, forward!, depart hence!, be off!,... |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | ده | let's go, come on! |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | دیمك | to say; that is |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | tē- | to say |