Where does “سرعسكر” come from?

سرعسكر (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian سرعسکر, from Arabic عَسْكَر, from Persian لشکر, from Middle Persian lškl, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

سرعسكر (Ottoman Turkish): commander in chief, the supreme commander of the armed forces of a country

Definitions

  1. commander in chief, the supreme commander of the armed forces of a country

Ancestry of “سرعسكر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسرعسکر—
2Arabicعَسْكَرtroops; army; soldiers, army
3Persianلشکرarmy; division
4Middle Persianlšklarmy
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrákšatito protect, guard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “سرعسكر”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrákšati →