Etymology

esaul

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Today it means: The head of a group or unit of Cossacks. Full definition →

Russian есау́л ← Ukrainian осаву́л ← Middle Mongol 札撒兀勒
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  1. Middle Mongol · derived from札撒兀勒
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromосаву́л
  3. Russian · borrowed fromесау́л
  4. English todayesaul

From Russian есау́л (jesaúl), Ukrainian осаву́л (osavúl). Ultimately from Middle Mongol 札撒兀勒 (zhásāwùlè /⁠⁠ǰasa'ul⁠/).

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