Where does “basa” come from?

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

basa (Hungarian): pasha

Definitions

  1. pasha

Ancestry of “basa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباشhead; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...
2Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
3Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “basa”

Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باش →