Where does “gyzylbaş” come from?

gyzylbaş (Turkmen) comes from Turkmen gyzyl, from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl, from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- — to be hot, glow, redden.

gyzylbaş (Turkmen): a Qizilbash

Definitions

  1. a Qizilbash

Ancestry of “gyzylbaş”, step by step

gyzylbaş traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkmen gyzyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmengyzylred
2Proto-Turkickïŕïlred
3Proto-Turkickï̄ŕ-to be hot, glow, redden

via Turkmen baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenbaşhead; wound
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning
Every word from Proto-Turkic kï̄ŕ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic kïŕïl →Every word from Turkmen gyzyl →