Where does “janízaro” come from?
janízaro (Portuguese) comes from Italian giannizzaro, from English janissary, from Turkish yeniçeri, from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig.
janízaro (Portuguese): janissary
Ancestry of “janízaro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | giannizzaro | alternative form of giannizzero |
| 2 | English | janissary | An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent... |
| 3 | Turkish | yeniçeri | janissary |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | yeñiçeri | — |
| 5 | Turkish | çeri | soldier |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | چری | army; soldier |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *čerig | — |