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...
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- A major in the Turkish army; The holder of a...
Ancestry of “binbashi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | بیكباشی | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باش | head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بَاشْ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | baĺč | head; beginning |