Where does “çavuş” come from?

çavuş (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چاوش, from Common Turkic čabïš.

çavuş (Turkish): sergeant; noncommissioned officer

Definitions

  1. sergeant; noncommissioned officer

Ancestry of “çavuş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچاوشbeadle, apparitor, usher, pursuivant, messenger,...
2Common Turkicčabïš—

Words derived from “çavuş”

Every word from Common Turkic čabïš →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چاوش →