Where does “баштоочу” come from?

баштоочу (Kyrgyz) comes from Mongolian луу, from Classical Mongolian ᠯᠤᠤ, from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇, from Chinese 龍, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bruŋ ~ m-bruk — thunder.

баштоочу (Kyrgyz): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “баштоочу”, step by step

баштоочу traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mongolian луу

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mongolianлууdragon; phonologically conditioned form of руу
2Classical Mongolianᠯᠤᠤ—
3Old Turkic𐰠𐰇dragon
4Chinese龍dragon
5Proto-Sino-Tibetan*m-bruŋ ~ m-brukthunder

via Kyrgyz баш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kyrgyzбашhead
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-bruŋ ~ m-bruk →Every word from Chinese 龍 →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰠𐰇 →