Where does “čižma” come from?

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

čižma (Slovak): jackboot; boot

Definitions

  1. jackboot; boot

Ancestry of “čižma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancsizmaboot
2Serbo-Croatiančizmaboot
3Ottoman Turkishچیزمهboot
4Ottoman Turkishچیزمكto tear
5Proto-Mongoliccir-—
Every word from Proto-Mongolic cir- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیزمك →Every word from Ottoman Turkish چیزمه →