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.

binbaşı (Turkish): major army rank

Definitions

  1. major army rank

Ancestry of “binbaşı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبیكباشیbattalion commander, major army rank
2Ottoman Turkishباشhead; chief, master, leader, head; prow, bow,...
3Old Anatolian Turkishبَاشْ—
4Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Old Anatolian Turkish بَاشْ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باش →