Where does “iki başlı” come from?
iki başlı (Turkish) comes from Turkish başlı, 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 — to step.
iki başlı (Turkish): biceps; any muscle having two heads
Definitions
- biceps; any muscle having two heads
Ancestry of “iki başlı”, step by step
iki başlı traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Turkish başlı
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | başlı | headed |
| 2 | Turkish | baş | head; leader of a group; outset of something |
| 3 | French | basse | feminine singular of bas; bass; acoustic guitar |
| 4 | Italian | basso | low; short; narrow, thin |
| 5 | Latin | Bassus | thick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |