Where does “bachi-bouzouk” come from?

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

bachi-bouzouk (French): bashi-bazouk an irregular soldier in the Ottoman army

Definitions

  1. bashi-bazouk an irregular soldier in the Ottoman army

Ancestry of “bachi-bouzouk”, 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 →