Where does “başörtüsü” come from?
başörtüsü (Turkish) comes from Turkish baş, from French basse, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
başörtüsü (Turkish): headscarf
Definitions
- headscarf
Ancestry of “başörtüsü”, step by step
başörtüsü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish baş
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | baş | head; leader of a group; outset of something |
| 2 | French | basse | feminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar |
| 3 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 4 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
via Turkish örtü
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | örtü | A cloth used to cover and protect an object |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | اورتو | any piece of clothing used to cover something up such as a veil, blanket, headscarf, curtain etc |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اُورْتُو | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | *ȫrt-ig | — |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *ȫrt- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | ȫr- | to rise; to spin; to plait |