Where does “giannizzero” come from?

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

giannizzero (Italian): janissary; henchman

Definitions

  1. janissary; henchman

Ancestry of “giannizzero”, step by step

giannizzero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish yeniçeri

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

via Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیڭیچریnew troops
2Ottoman Turkishیڭیnew; modern, new

Words derived from “giannizzero”

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