Where does “bușmachiu” come from?

bușmachiu (Romanian) comes from Russian башмак, from Ottoman Turkish باشمق, from Proto-Turkic baĺmak — shoe, slipper; boot, shoe.

bușmachiu (Romanian): houseshoe

Definitions

  1. houseshoe

Ancestry of “bușmachiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбашмакshoe; boot; chock
2Ottoman Turkishباشمقshoe, a protective covering for the foot, but especially flat-bottomed ones, like slippers, babouches, or pantofles
3Proto-Turkicbaĺmakshoe, slipper; boot, shoe
Every word from Proto-Turkic baĺmak →Every word from Ottoman Turkish باشمق →Every word from Russian башмак →