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Where does “چری” come from?

چری (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic *čerig.

چری (Ottoman Turkish): army; soldier

Definitions

  1. army; soldier

Ancestry of “چری”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkic*čerig—

Words derived from “چری”

  • giannizzaro
  • giannizzero
  • janízaro
  • janczar
  • janjičar
  • janicsár
  • janicsárok
  • یڭیچری
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