Where does “բաշիբոզուկ” come from?
բաշիբոզուկ (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق, from Ottoman Turkish باش, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.
բաշիբոզուկ (Armenian): bashi-bazouk an irregular soldier of the Ottoman army
Definitions
- bashi-bazouk an irregular soldier of the Ottoman army
Ancestry of “բաշիբոզուկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باشی بوزوق | an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head' |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باش | head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بَاشْ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | baĺč | head; beginning |