Where does “жүзбасы” come from?

жүзбасы (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh жүз, from Proto-Turkic yǖŕ — hundred; face.

жүзбасы (Kazakh): centurion

Definitions

  1. centurion

Ancestry of “жүзбасы”, step by step

жүзбасы traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh жүз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhжүзface
2Proto-Turkicyǖŕhundred; face

via Kazakh басы

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhбасы
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