Where does “chiaus” come from?

chiaus (English) comes from Turkish çavuş, from Ottoman Turkish چاوش, from Common Turkic čabïš.

chiaus (English): An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant,...

Definitions

  1. An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant,...

Ancestry of “chiaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçavuşsergeant; noncommissioned officer
2Ottoman Turkishچاوشbeadle, apparitor, usher, pursuivant, messenger,...
3Common Turkicčabïš—
Every word from Common Turkic čabïš →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاوش →Every word from Turkish çavuş →