Where does “basáskodik” come from?

basáskodik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian basa, from Ottoman Turkish باش, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

basáskodik (Hungarian): to play the tyrant; to bully, overbear

Definitions

  1. to play the tyrant; to bully, overbear

Ancestry of “basáskodik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbasapasha
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 →
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