Etymology

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Russian каза́к
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  1. Russian · derived fromказа́к“Cossack”
  2. English todaygussuk

Corruption of Cossack, influenced by Russian каза́к (kazák, “Cossack”) Compare Yup'ik kass'aq and Aleut Kasakax̂.

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