wataman
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.
Descendants
- Polish: ataman
References
- Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “(ataman) wataman, watman”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Declension
Attested forms of *wataman
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | — |
| genitive | — | — |
| dative | — | — |
| accusative | — | watamanów |
| instrumental | — | — |
| locative | — | — |
| vocative | — | — |
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