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