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Russian
Etymology
From Turkic. Compare Tatar ясак (yasaq), Turkish yasak.
Pronunciation
Noun
яса́к • (jasák) m inan (genitive яса́ка, nominative plural яса́ки, genitive plural яса́ков)
- (historical) yasak
- (archaic) conventional sign, signal
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ясак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Tatar
Etymology
Cognate with Turkish yasak.
Noun
ясак • (yasaq)
- in-kind tribute