Where does “قانجه‌باش” come from?

قانجه‌باش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قانجه, from Venetian ganzo, from Proto-Celtic ganskyos, from Proto-Celtic kankskyos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.

قانجه‌باش (Ottoman Turkish): ship of a curved prow

Definitions

  1. ship of a curved prow

Ancestry of “قانجه‌باش”, step by step

قانجه‌باش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قانجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقانجهhook; alternative form of قانی
2Venetianganzohook
3Proto-Celticganskyosbranch, twig
4Proto-Celtickankskyos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-sḱ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch

via Ottoman Turkish باش

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

Words derived from “قانجه‌باش

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-sḱ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kankskyos