Where does “janjičar” come from?

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

janjičar (Serbo-Croatian): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “janjičar”, 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 →