Where does “ենիչերի” come from?

ենիչերի (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری, from Ottoman Turkish یڭی, from Proto-Turkic yaŋï — new.

ենիչերի (Armenian): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “ենիչերի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیڭیچریnew troops
2Ottoman Turkishیڭیnew; modern, new
3Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew
Every word from Proto-Turkic yaŋïEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یڭیEvery word from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری