Where does “baxà” come from?

baxà (Maltese) comes from Italian pascià,bascià, from Ottoman Turkish پاشا, from Persian پادشاه — king, Padishah; monarch; sovereign.

baxà (Maltese): pasha

Definitions

  1. pasha

Ancestry of “baxà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpascià,bascià—
2Ottoman Turkishپاشاpasha
3Persianپادشاهking, Padishah; monarch; sovereign
Every word from Persian پادشاه →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پاشا →Every word from Italian pascià,bascià →