Where does “savaşçı” come from?

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

savaşçı (Turkish): warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior

Ancestry of “savaşçı”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jíba →Every word from Chichewa ba →Every word from Proto-Turkic saba- →
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