Where does “janczar” come from?

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

janczar (Polish): Janissary, member of Turkish elite infantry

Definitions

  1. Janissary, member of Turkish elite infantry

Ancestry of “janczar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishیڭیچریnew troops
2Ottoman Turkishیڭیnew; modern, new
3Proto-Turkicyaŋïnew
Every word from Proto-Turkic yaŋï →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یڭی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish یڭیچری →