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

باشی بوزوق traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish باش

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

via Ottoman Turkish بوزوق

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوزوقbroken; in poor condition
2Proto-Turkicbuŕ-to damage, destroy

Words derived from “باشی بوزوق”

Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باش →