Where does “Başçiftlik” come from?

Başçiftlik (Turkish) comes from Turkish çiftlik, from Ottoman Turkish چفتلك, from Omani Arabic لك, from Persian لاک, from Urdu لاکھ, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष् — to protect.

Ancestry of “Başçiftlik”, step by step

Başçiftlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish çiftlik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçiftlikfarm
2Ottoman Turkishچفتلكthe quality of being a pair, team, or yoke, the quality of a fellow in a pair
3Omani Arabicلك
4Persianلاکtrough, wooden vessel
5Urduلاکھlakh, lac
6Maharastri Prakrit𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔
7Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
8Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
9Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
10Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
11Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Turkish baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaşhead; leader of a group; outset of something
2Frenchbassefeminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar
3Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
4LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-