Where does “sözbaşy” come from?

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

sözbaşy (Turkmen): preface

Definitions

  1. preface

Ancestry of “sözbaşy”, step by step

sözbaşy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkmen baş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmenbaşhead; wound
2Proto-Turkicbaĺčhead; beginning

via Turkmen söz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkmensözword; speech
2Proto-Turkicsöŕword, speech
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺč →Every word from Turkmen baş →