Where does “Köprübaşı” come from?

Köprübaşı (Turkish) comes from Turkish köprü, from Ottoman Turkish köpri, from Proto-Turkic köprüg — bridge.

Ancestry of “Köprübaşı”, step by step

Köprübaşı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish köprü

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishköprübridge
2Ottoman Turkishköpri—
3Proto-Turkicköprügbridge

via Turkish başı

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaşıinflection of baş: ## accusative singular ##...
Every word from Proto-Turkic köprüg →Every word from Ottoman Turkish köpri →Every word from Turkish köprü →