Where does “баш” come from?

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

баш (Serbo-Croatian): at all, truly, really etc; just, exactly; head,...

Definitions

  1. at all, truly, really etc; just, exactly; head,...

Ancestry of “баш”, step by step

баш 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 Proto-Slavic bъšь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbъšь—
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باش →