Meanings
Kosak1
Kosak2
Origin
- Proto-Slavic*kosъ
- EnglishKosak
* 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.
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Kosak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kosak
“Kosak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kosak. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kosak,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kosak.
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