Etymology

sazan

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Today it means: A fish (Cyprinus carpio) in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to Sea of Azov, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Balkhash lake, Amour river. Full definition →

Russian саза́н ← Turkic ← Proto-Turkic *siāŕgan
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  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*siāŕgan“carp; snake, dragon”
  2. Turkic · derived from
  3. Russian · borrowed fromсаза́н
  4. English todaysazan

From Russian саза́н (sazán), from Turkic, from Proto-Turkic *siāŕgan (“carp; snake, dragon”).

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