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

یڭیچری 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

Words derived from “یڭیچری”

Every word from Proto-Turkic yaŋï →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یڭی →