Where does “Boteni” come from?

Boteni (English) comes from Romanian Boteni, from Romanian botă, from Hungarian bot, from Proto-Slavic bъtъ.

Ancestry of “Boteni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBoteni
2Romanianbotăclub, cudgel
3Hungarianbotstick; staff
4Proto-Slavicbъtъ
Every word from Proto-Slavic bъtъEvery word from Hungarian botEvery word from Romanian botă