Where does “giannizzerato” come from?

giannizzerato (Italian) comes from Italian giannizzero, from Turkish yeniçeri, from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig — army.

giannizzerato (Italian): janissaryship

Definitions

  1. janissaryship

Ancestry of “giannizzerato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiannizzerojanissary; henchman
2Turkishyeniçerijanissary
3Ottoman Turkishyeñiçeri—
4Turkishçerisoldier
5Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
6Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čerig →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چری →Every word from Turkish çeri →