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Where does “یڭیچری” come from?

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

یڭیچری (Ottoman Turkish): new troops

Definitions

  1. new troops

Ancestry of “یڭیچری”, step by step

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

Words derived from “یڭیچری”

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