Where does “čizma” come from?

čizma (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیزمه, from Ottoman Turkish چیزمك, from Proto-Mongolic cir-.

čizma (Serbo-Croatian): boot

Definitions

  1. boot

Ancestry of “čizma”, step by step

čizma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish چیزمه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیزمهboot
2Ottoman Turkishچیزمكto tear
3Proto-Mongoliccir-

via Ottoman Turkish چزمه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishچزمهAlternative spelling of چیزمه; boot

Words derived from “čizma

Every word from Proto-Mongolic cir-Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیزمكEvery word from Ottoman Turkish چیزمه