Where does “başçi” come from?

başçi (Talysh) comes from Azerbaijani başçı, from Azerbaijani -çi, from Proto-Turkic -či — Profession suffix.

başçi (Talysh): chief, head, boss

Definitions

  1. chief, head, boss

Ancestry of “başçi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanibaşçıchief, head, boss
2Azerbaijani-çiSuffix creating nouns denoting a profession or...
3Proto-Turkic-čiProfession suffix
Every word from Proto-Turkic -či →Every word from Azerbaijani -çi →Every word from Azerbaijani başçı →