zaldāts

Etymology
Borrowed from, itself a borrowing from , from. The word was borrowed into 🇨🇬 in the first half of the 16th century, and into probably between the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century. Its first mentions are in 17th-century sources.

Noun

 * 1)  soldier (especially in the czar's or in the German army)

Usage notes
The words and  have mostly replaced  in contemporary usage.