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Where does “binbaşı” come from?

binbaşı (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی, from Ottoman Turkish باش, from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

Ancestry of “binbaşı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیكباشی—
2Ottoman Turkishباشhead; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
4Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

Words derived from “binbaşı”

  • binbashi
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