Where does “קאָזאַקיש” come from?
קאָזאַקיש (Yiddish) 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.
קאָזאַקיש (Yiddish): Of or relating to the Cossacks
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Cossacks
Ancestry of “קאָזאַקיש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | קאָזאַק | Cossack |
| 2 | Ukrainian | коза́к | Cossack |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | козакъ | — |
| 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 |