Where does “baczmaga” come from?

baczmaga (Polish) comes from Turkish başmak, from Ottoman Turkish باصمق, from Proto-Turkic bas- — to press.

baczmaga (Polish): leather boots of Turkish design; popular in the 17th century among the Polish and Hungarian upper classes

Definitions

  1. leather boots of Turkish design; popular in the 17th century among the Polish and Hungarian upper classes

Ancestry of “baczmaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishbaşmakshoe
2Ottoman Turkishباصمقto hit; appear
3Proto-Turkicbas-to press
Every word from Proto-Turkic bas- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باصمق →Every word from Turkish başmak →