Where does “diribaş” come from?

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

diribaş (Azerbaijani): nimble

Definitions

  1. nimble

Ancestry of “diribaş”, step by step

diribaş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Azerbaijani baş

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

via Azerbaijani diri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanidiriliving, which is alive
2Undeterminedtīrigalive
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →