Where does “beşlik” come from?

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

beşlik (Turkish): contaning five pieces; pentad

Definitions

  1. contaning five pieces; pentad

Ancestry of “beşlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbeşfive
2Ottoman Turkishبشfive (5)
3Proto-Turkicbẹ̄ĺfive

Words derived from “beşlik”

Every word from Proto-Turkic bẹ̄ĺ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بش →Every word from Turkish beş →