Where does “janissary” come from?

janissary (English) comes from Turkish yeniçeri, from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig — army.

janissary (English): An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent...

Definitions

  1. An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent...

Ancestry of “janissary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishyeniçerijanissary
2Ottoman Turkishyeñiçeri—
3Turkishçerisoldier
4Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
5Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy

Words derived from “janissary”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čerig →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چری →Every word from Turkish çeri →