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
- at all, truly, really etc; just, exactly; head,...
Ancestry of “баш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باش | head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,... |
| 2 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بَاشْ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | baĺč | head; beginning |