Re: Cossack vs Kazakh

Hi,

> An infuriating paragraph in a book on Central Asia I recently read implies
> that, but does not actually say whether, the words "cossack" and "Kazakh"
> are spelt the same in Russian. Can anyone confim/deny?
Denied.
Cossack - kazak
Kazakh - kazax

> The same paragraph also states that the two words probably have a common
> origin. Is this the consensus view?
No.

Pavel