Where does “savaş esiri” come from?

savaş esiri (Turkish) comes from Turkish savaş, from Ottoman Turkish صاواش, from Proto-Turkic saba-, from Chichewa ba, from Proto-Bantu -jíba — to steal.

savaş esiri (Turkish): prisoner of war, POW

Definitions

  1. prisoner of war, POW

Ancestry of “savaş esiri”, step by step

savaş esiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish savaş

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishsavaşwar
2Ottoman Turkishصاواشeffort, endeavor, a determined or assiduous attempt towards a specific goal
3Proto-Turkicsaba-to beat, hit, fight
4Chichewabasteal
5Proto-Bantu-jíbato steal

via Turkish esiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishesiri—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →