Etymology

Turkmenbashi

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Today it means: A city in Balkan, Turkmenistan Full definition →

Turkmen Türkmenbaşy ← Russian Түркменбаши
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The story

  1. Russian · borrowed fromТүркменбаши
  2. Turkmen · borrowed fromTürkmenbaşy“Head of the Turkmen”
  3. English todayTurkmenbashi

Borrowed from Turkmen Türkmenbaşy (“Head of the Turkmen”), possibly through Russian Түркменбаши.

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