Save Type Surname Usage Ukrainian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Expatriate) Scripts Шалак(Ukrainian) Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃɑ.lɐk/(Ukrainian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Probably from an old Ukrainian word or borrowed from old Polish ślak, variant of szlak, meaning "path, trail, route, way". Also an alternate spelling of Polish Szalak, used as a Cyrillic transliteration or foreign adaptation.