Where does “onbaşı” come from?

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

onbaşı (Turkish): corporal

Definitions

  1. corporal

Ancestry of “onbaşı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاونباشیcorporal
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 →
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