Where does “başıboş” come from?
başıboş (Turkish) comes from Turkish boş, from Ottoman Turkish بوش, from Proto-Turkic boĺ — free; empty.
başıboş (Turkish): idle; stray; unattended
Ancestry of “başıboş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | boş | empty, unoccupied, free |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | بوش | empty, unoccupied, free, vacant |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | boĺ | free; empty |