Where does “csizmás kandúr” come from?
csizmás kandúr (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csizmás, from Hungarian csizma, from Serbo-Croatian čizma, from Ottoman Turkish چیزمه, from Ottoman Turkish چیزمك, from Proto-Mongolic cir-.
csizmás kandúr (Hungarian): Puss in Boots
Definitions
- Puss in Boots
Ancestry of “csizmás kandúr”, step by step
csizmás kandúr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csizmás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csizmás | booted |
| 2 | Hungarian | csizma | boot |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | čizma | boot |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چیزمه | boot |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | چیزمك | to tear |
| 6 | Proto-Mongolic | cir- | — |
via Hungarian kandúr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kandúr | tomcat |