Where does “ბასმა” come from?

ბასმა (Georgian) comes from Ottoman Turkish باصمه, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.

ბასმა (Georgian): white or black herbal dye (for decorating headscarf) dye used with henna (Lawsonia inermis)

Definitions

  1. white or black herbal dye (for decorating headscarf) dye used with henna (Lawsonia inermis)

Ancestry of “ბასმა”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباصمه—
2Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
3Proto-Turkicbas-to press
Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمه →