Where does “耶尼切里” come from?

耶尼切里 (Chinese) comes from Turkish yeniçeri, from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig — army.

耶尼切里 (Chinese): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “耶尼切里”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyeniçerijanissary
2Ottoman Turkishyeñiçeri—
3Turkishçerisoldier
4Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
5Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čerig →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چری →Every word from Turkish çeri →