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
- An Ottoman Empire court official; an attendant,...
Ancestry of “chiaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | çavuş | sergeant; noncommissioned officer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چاوش | beadle, apparitor, usher, pursuivant, messenger,... |
| 3 | Common Turkic | čabïš | — |