Where does “чижма” come from?

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

чижма (Serbo-Croatian): boot

Definitions

  1. boot

Ancestry of “чижма”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچیزمهboot
2Ottoman Turkishچیزمكto tear
3Proto-Mongoliccir-—
Every word from Proto-Mongolic cir- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیزمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیزمه →