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Where does “devshirme” come from?

devshirme (English) comes from Turkish devşirme, from Ottoman Turkish دیوشیرمه.

devshirme (English): Systematic collection of non-Muslim children from...

Definitions

  1. Systematic collection of non-Muslim children from...

Ancestry of “devshirme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishdevşirmedevshirme
2Ottoman Turkishدیوشیرمه—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish دیوشیرمه →