Etymology

corsac fox

Today it means: a medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac. Full definition →

Russian корса́к ← Proto-Turkic *karsak
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  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*karsak
  2. Russian · borrowed fromкорса́к
  3. English todaycorsac fox

From Russian корса́к (korsák), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *karsak.

Words from the same roots

Russianкорса́к all →

corsac

Proto-Turkic*karsak all →

corsac

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