köken: Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian čizmedžija, from Ottoman Turkish چیزمهجی (çizmeci, “bootmaker”), from چیزمه (çizme, “boot”) + ـجی (-ci, suffix denoting a profession or occupation).
köken: Etymology tree Esperanto boto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Esperanto -isto Esperanto botisto From boto + -isto.