Where does “başkan” come from?

başkan (Turkish) comes from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

başkan (Turkish): mayor; chairman; president

Definitions

  1. mayor; chairman; president

Ancestry of “başkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Turkic𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣—
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “başkan”

Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣 →
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