Where does “қизилбош” come from?

қизилбош (Tajik) comes from Classical Persian قِزِلْبَاش, from Azerbaijani qızılbaş — a Qizilbash.

қизилбош (Tajik): a Qizilbash

Definitions

  1. a Qizilbash

Ancestry of “қизилбош”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقِزِلْبَاش—
2Azerbaijaniqızılbaşa Qizilbash
Every word from Azerbaijani qızılbaş →Every word from Classical Persian قِزِلْبَاش →