Where does “kozaczyć” come from?

kozaczyć (Polish) 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.

kozaczyć (Polish): to make someone part of the Cossack community

Definitions

  1. to make someone part of the Cossack community

Ancestry of “kozaczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKozakCossack
2YiddishקאָזאַקCossack
3Ukrainianкоза́кCossack
4Old East SlavicкозакъCossack
5KazakhқазақKazakh
6Persianـستان-istan, -estan, -stan
7Middle Persian-stʾn'makes nouns of places; of indeterminate function
8Proto-Indo-IranianstáHnamthe act of standing; position, location, place
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-mEvery word from Middle Persian -stʾn'