Where does “başhekim” come from?

başhekim (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.

başhekim (Turkish): chief physician; the head doctor of a hospital

Definitions

  1. chief physician; the head doctor of a hospital

Ancestry of “başhekim”, step by step

başhekim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Turkish hekim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishhekimdoctor
2Ottoman Turkishهكیمdoctor, physician, a member of the medical profession, who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured
3Ottoman Turkishحكیمdoctor, physician
4Arabicحَكِيمwise, learned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →