Where does “csizmadia” come from?
csizmadia (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čizmedžija, from Ottoman Turkish چزمهجی, from Ottoman Turkish -جی — suffix denoting a profession or occupation;...
csizmadia (Hungarian): bootmaker
Ancestry of “csizmadia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | čizmedžija | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چزمهجی | bootmaker |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | -جی | suffix denoting a profession or occupation;... |