Where does “başvurmak” come from?

başvurmak (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.

başvurmak (Turkish): to apply

Definitions

  1. to apply

Ancestry of “başvurmak”, step by step

başvurmak 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 vurmak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishvurmakto hit, to strike, to pound, to beat; to shoot
2Old Turkic𐰆𐰺
3Proto-Turkichur-

Words derived from “başvurmak

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis