Where does “باش قلعه” come from?

باش قلعه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلعه, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Ancestry of “باش قلعه”, step by step

باش قلعه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قلعه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
2Classical Persianقلعه—
3Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
4Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

via Ottoman Turkish باش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباشhead; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...
2Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
3Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →