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Where does “باش” come from?

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

باش (Ottoman Turkish): head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...

Definitions

  1. head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...

Ancestry of “باش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “باش”

  • pasha
  • bashaw
  • pashalik
  • bashlyk
  • pashadom
  • pashalike
  • bashawship
  • pachá
  • bajá
  • cangia
  • pascià
  • pascialato
  • башлы́к
  • паша
  • Pascha
  • 巴夏
  • pasha
  • akbash
  • pašša
  • passa
  • paśnik
  • pasza
  • баш
  • паша
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