Where does “ýaşylbaş” come from?

ýaşylbaş (Turkmen) comes from Turkmen baş, from Proto-Turkic baĺč — head; beginning.

ýaşylbaş (Turkmen): mallard; Ganatlarynyň üsti, boýunlarynyň ýüzi...

Definitions

  1. mallard; Ganatlarynyň üsti, boýunlarynyň ýüzi...

Ancestry of “ýaşylbaş”, step by step

ýaşylbaş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkmen baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenbaşhead; wound
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

via Turkmen ýaşyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenýaşylgreen
2Proto-Turkicyāĺïlgreen
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Turkmen baş →