Where does “başıbozuk” come from?
başıbozuk (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.
başıbozuk (Turkish): messy, chaotic
Definitions
- messy, chaotic
Ancestry of “başıbozuk”, step by step
başıbozuk traces back through 3 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 bozuk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | bozuk | out of order; rotten |
| 2 | Turkish | bozmak | to blemish, to blight, to spoil or ruin; to... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | بوزمق | to demolish, knock down, pull down, to destroy a building |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | buŕ- | to damage, destroy |
via Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | باشی بوزوق | an irregular soldier, literally 'broken-head' |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | باش | head; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,... |
| 3 | Old Anatolian Turkish | بَاشْ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | baĺč | head; beginning |