Where does “binbashi” come from?

binbashi (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی, from Ottoman Turkish باش, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

binbashi (English): A major in the Turkish army; The holder of a...

Definitions

  1. A major in the Turkish army; The holder of a...

Ancestry of “binbashi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیكباشیbattalion commander, major army rank
2Ottoman Turkishباشhead; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
4Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باش →