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Where does “باشی بوزوق” come from?

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

باشی بوزوق (Ottoman Turkish): an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'

Definitions

  1. an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head'

Ancestry of “باشی بوزوق”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishباشhead; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...
2Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
3Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “باشی بوزوق”

  • bashi-bazoukery
  • bashi-bazouk
  • başıbozuk
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