wataman

English

Noun

wataman (plural watamans)

  1. Alternative form of ataman

Old Polish

Etymology

Perhaps from Ukrainian, ultimately Old East Slavic ватама́нъ (vatamánŭ), supposedly from Old Swedish vatten-man.[1] However, many etymologists consider the word to have uncertain origins. First attested in 1435.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /vataman/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /vataman/

Noun

wataman m ?

  1. ataman

Descendants

  • Polish: ataman, wataman

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “wataman”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

wataman m animacy unattested

  1. Middle Polish form of ataman

Declension

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