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 — army.

janízaro (Portuguese): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “janízaro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiannizzaroalternative form of giannizzero
2EnglishjanissaryAn infantry soldier, often of Christian descent...
3Turkishyeniçerijanissary
4Ottoman Turkishyeñiçeri—
5Turkishçerisoldier
6Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
7Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy
Every word from Proto-Turkic *čerig →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چری →Every word from Turkish çeri →