Where does “odabaș” come from?

odabaș (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوطه باشی, from Ottoman Turkish اوطه, from Ottoman Turkish اوتاق, from Proto-Turkic ōtag, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

odabaș (Romanian): the officer in command of an oda (barracks) among the janissaries

Definitions

  1. the officer in command of an oda (barracks) among the janissaries

Ancestry of “odabaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوطه باشیthe chief of a chamber of servants
2Ottoman Turkishاوطهroom, chamber, vault
3Ottoman Turkishاوتاقgreat tent
4Proto-Turkicōtagfireplace; tent; room
5Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtag →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوتاق →