Where does “чизма” come from?
чизма (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چیزمه, from Ottoman Turkish چیزمك, from Proto-Mongolic cir-.
чизма (Serbo-Croatian): boot
Ancestry of “чизма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چیزمه | boot |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چیزمك | to tear |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | cir- | — |