Where does “beşbarmaq” come from?

beşbarmaq (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani barmaq, from Turkmen barmak, from Proto-Turkic bar- — to walk, go; to come, reach.

beşbarmaq (Azerbaijani): brass knuckles

Definitions

  1. brass knuckles

Ancestry of “beşbarmaq”, step by step

beşbarmaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani barmaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibarmaqfinger
2Turkmenbarmakfinger
3Proto-Turkicbar-to walk, go; to come, reach

via Azerbaijani beş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibeşfive
2Proto-Turkicbẹ̄ĺfive
Every word from Proto-Turkic bar- →Every word from Turkmen barmak →Every word from Azerbaijani barmaq →