Where does “кызылбаш” come from?

кызылбаш (Tatar) comes from Tatar кызыл, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

кызылбаш (Tatar): a Qizilbash

Definitions

  1. a Qizilbash

Ancestry of “кызылбаш”, step by step

кызылбаш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tatar кызыл

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarкызылred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Tatar баш

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tatarбашhead; boss
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Tatar кызыл →