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Where does “čizmedžija” come from?

čizmedžija (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چزمه‌جی, from Ottoman Turkish -جی — suffix denoting a profession or occupation;...

Ancestry of “čizmedžija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچزمه‌جیbootmaker
2Ottoman Turkish-جیsuffix denoting a profession or occupation;...

Words derived from “čizmedžija”

  • csizmadia
Every word from Ottoman Turkish -جی →