Where does “بیكباشی” come from?

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

بیكباشی (Ottoman Turkish): battalion commander, major army rank

Definitions

  1. battalion commander, major army rank

Ancestry of “بیكباشی”, step by step

بیكباشی 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 بیڭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیڭthousand
2Ottoman Turkishبیكthousand
3Proto-Turkicbïŋthousand

Words derived from “بیكباشی”

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