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Where does “bashlyk” come from?

bashlyk (English) comes from Russian башлы́к, from Turkish başlık, from Turkish baş, from French basse, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.

bashlyk (English): A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for...

Definitions

  1. A protective cone-shaped hood with lappets for...

Ancestry of “bashlyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбашлы́к—
2Turkishbaşlıkhat; Property or payment given by a husband to...
3Turkishbaşhead; leader of a group; outset of something
4Frenchbassefeminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar
5Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
6LatinBassus—
7Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
8Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
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