Where does “یكیچری” come from?

یكیچری (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish یڭی, from Proto-Turkic yaŋï — new.

یكیچری (Ottoman Turkish): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “یكیچری”, step by step

یكیچری traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish یڭی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیڭیnew; modern, new
2Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew

via Ottoman Turkish چری

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
2Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy
Every word from Proto-Turkic yaŋï →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یڭی →