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Where does “Kazak” come from?

Kazak (Turkish) comes from French casaque, from Italian casacca — coat, jacket.

Kazak (Turkish): pullover; a kind of jacket worn by jockeys; macho

Definitions

  1. pullover; a kind of jacket worn by jockeys; macho

Ancestry of “Kazak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcasaqueblouse; jersey
2Italiancasaccacoat, jacket
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