Where does “janičár” come from?

janičár (Czech) comes from Hungarian janicsár, from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig — army.

janičár (Czech): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “janičár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianjanicsárjanissary
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 →