Where does “başkan” come from?

başkan (Gagauz) comes from Turkish başkan, from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

başkan (Gagauz): Title of the governor of the Gagauz-Yeri...

Definitions

  1. Title of the governor of the Gagauz-Yeri...

Ancestry of “başkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaşkanmayor; chairman; president
2Old Turkic𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣—
3Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣 →Every word from Turkish başkan →