Where does “baş nazir” come from?

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

baş nazir (Azerbaijani): prime minister

Definitions

  1. prime minister

Ancestry of “baş nazir”, step by step

baş nazir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani baş

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

via Azerbaijani nazir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaninazirminister
2Arabicنَاظِر—
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →