Where does “beş” come from?

beş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بش, from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺ — five.

beş (Turkish): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “beş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبشfive (5)
2Proto-Turkicbẹ̄ĺfive

Words derived from “beş

Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺEvery word from Ottoman Turkish بش