Where does “başparmak” come from?

başparmak (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.

başparmak (Turkish): thumb

Definitions

  1. thumb

Ancestry of “başparmak”, step by step

başparmak 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 parmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishparmakfinger, toe, digit
2Ottoman Turkishپرمقfinger, toe
3Old Anatolian Turkishبرمق—
4Turkmenbarmakfinger
5Proto-Turkicbar-to walk, go; to come, reach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →