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
Ancestry of “čižma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csizma | boot |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | čizma | boot |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | چیزمه | boot |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | چیزمك | to tear |
| 5 | Proto-Mongolic | cir- | — |