Where does “Alabaş” come from?

Alabaş (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

Alabaş (Azerbaijani): a stereotypical name for dogs, chiefly used in children's literature

Definitions

  1. a stereotypical name for dogs, chiefly used in children's literature

Ancestry of “Alabaş”, step by step

Alabaş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

via Azerbaijani ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanialavariegated
2Proto-Turkic*ālavariegated
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →