Where does “beshlik” come from?

beshlik (English) comes from Turkish beşlik, from Turkish beş, from Ottoman Turkish بش, from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺ — five.

beshlik (English): A silver coin of the Ottoman Empire

Definitions

  1. A silver coin of the Ottoman Empire

Ancestry of “beshlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbeşlikcontaning five pieces; pentad
2Turkishbeşfive
3Ottoman Turkishبشfive (5)
4Proto-Turkicbẹ̄ĺfive
Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بش →Every word from Turkish beş →