Where does “baššibazukki” come from?

baššibazukki (Finnish) comes from Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق, from Ottoman Turkish باش, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

baššibazukki (Finnish): bashi-bazouk

Definitions

  1. bashi-bazouk

Ancestry of “baššibazukki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباشی بوزوقan irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'
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 →