Where does “başbəzəyi” come from?

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

başbəzəyi (Azerbaijani): a gift given to a betrothed girl by her relatives

Definitions

  1. a gift given to a betrothed girl by her relatives

Ancestry of “başbəzəyi”, step by step

başbəzəyi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani baş

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

via Azerbaijani bəzək

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibəzəkpattern, design, tracery
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →