Where does “janičiar” come from?

janičiar (Slovak) comes from Ottoman Turkish yeñiçeri, from Turkish çeri, from Ottoman Turkish چری, from Proto-Turkic *čerig — army.

janičiar (Slovak): janissary

Definitions

  1. janissary

Ancestry of “janičiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishyeñiçeri—
2Turkishçerisoldier
3Ottoman Turkishچریarmy; soldier
4Proto-Turkic*čerigarmy

Words derived from “janičiar”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *čerig →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چری →Every word from Turkish çeri →