Where does “qarabaşaq” come from?

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

qarabaşaq (Azerbaijani): buckwheat

Definitions

  1. buckwheat

Ancestry of “qarabaşaq”, step by step

qarabaşaq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Austronesian baSaq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianbaSaqflood; to overflow
2Azerbaijanibaşhead; beginning; end, side
3Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

via Azerbaijani qara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqarablack; scary hallucination; ghost; nightmare,...
2Proto-Turkickarablack
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Azerbaijani baş →Every word from Proto-Austronesian baSaq →