Surname · also Slovak
Sostak
“sixth”
Sostak is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sostak goes back to Proto-Slavic *šestъ, meaning “sixth.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Sostak comes from Slovak, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Sostak as a surname developed from Šosták. In English usage, Sostak as a surname developed from Шостак.
Sostak’s family of names
In English usage, Sostak as a surname developed from the Slovak form Šosták. In English usage, Sostak as a surname has a related form in Schostak. In English usage, Sostak as a surname has a related form in Schostak.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sostak has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“redstart”
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Šostakovič
“sixth”
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Kosak
“beehive”
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Bosak
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“place with echo, resound”
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