Where does “aybaşı” come from?

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

aybaşı (Azerbaijani): menstruation

Definitions

  1. menstruation

Ancestry of “aybaşı”, step by step

aybaşı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani baş

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

via Azerbaijani ay

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniaymoon; month; date
2Proto-Turkic*āymoon
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →