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Kosak¹

noun Kosaks

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of Cossack

Kosak²

Where it comes from

* As a Polish, Lower Sorbian (Kósak), Czech and Slovak surname, variant of Kós, surname meaning "blackbird," from Proto-Slavic *kosъ, and Kosa, meaning "scythe." The Sorbian forms are sometimes Germanized as Kossack or in some cases Kozak.

* Also as a Czech surname, from košák (“beehive”), itself formed from koš (“basket”).

* As a Slovene surname, from koščak (“kind of nut tree”), probably from kost (“bone”). Compare Koschak.

* As a Serbo-Croatian surname, from košak (“basket”).

Compare Kosack.

proper noun Kosaks

  1. A surname.

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"Kosak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kosak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Kosak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kosak

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"Kosak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kosak.

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@misc{kosak_2026,
  title = {Kosak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kosak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}