Where does “باشا” come from?

باشا (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish پاشا, from Persian پادشاه — king, Padishah; monarch; sovereign.

باشا (Egyptian Arabic): sir, mister; pasha, bashaw

Definitions

  1. sir, mister; pasha, bashaw

Ancestry of “باشا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپاشاpasha
2Persianپادشاهking, Padishah; monarch; sovereign
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