Where does “башҡала” come from?

башҡала (Bashkir) comes from Bashkir баш, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

башҡала (Bashkir): capital city, capital

Definitions

  1. capital city, capital

Ancestry of “башҡала”, step by step

башҡала traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bashkir баш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirбашhead; intelligence, intellect, mental aptitude or...
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

via Bashkir ҡала

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bashkirҡалаcity, town
2Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
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