Etymology

pasha

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Today it means: A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish پاشا ← Persian پادشاه
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pasha · noun1

  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromباش“head”
  2. Persian · derived fromبچّه
  3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبچه“male offspring”
  4. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromباش“head”
  5. Persian · derived fromپادشاه“padishah, king”
  6. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromپاشا
  7. English todaypasha

From Ottoman Turkish پاشا (pāšā) (Turkish paşa); this either from Persian پادشاه (pâdšâh, “padishah, king”), or from Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”), or from Ottoman Turkish بچه (beççe, “male offspring”), this in turn from Persian بچّه (bačče). Ottoman Turkish باش (baş, “head”) + آغا (ağa, “master”) has also been proposed as etymon.

Pasha · noun, proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived frompertica
  2. Old French · derived fromperche“pole”
  3. French · derived fromPerchard
  4. Turkish · derived frompaşa
  5. English todayPasha

* As an Islamic surname (generally the Indian subcontinent), honorific title from Turkish paşa. This is also found in Albania, Turkey and Slavic countries. Compare Basha, Bey. * As an English surname, variant of Pasher, itself Anglicized from French Perchard, a suffixed form of Old French perche (“pole”), from Latin pertica.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchperche all →

perch

Latinpertica all →

perch

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.