Where does “cadilesker” come from?
cadilesker (English) comes from Ottoman Turkish قاضی العسكر, from Ottoman Turkish عسكر, from Arabic عَسْكَر, from Persian لشکر, from Middle Persian lškl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.
cadilesker (English): A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire
Definitions
- A chief judge in the Ottoman Empire
Ancestry of “cadilesker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قاضی العسكر | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | عسكر | army; soldier |
| 3 | Arabic | عَسْكَر | troops; army; soldiers, army |
| 4 | Persian | لشکر | army; division |
| 5 | Middle Persian | lškl | army |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrákšati | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lékseti | to be protecting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |