Where does “Rexhaj” come from?

Rexhaj (Albanian) comes from Albanian Rexhë, from Albanian Rexhep, from Ottoman Turkish رجب, from Arabic رَجَب — respect.

Ancestry of “Rexhaj”, step by step

Rexhaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian Rexhë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianRexhë—
2AlbanianRexhep—
3Ottoman Turkishرجب—
4Arabicرَجَبrespect

via Albanian aj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianaj—
Every word from Arabic رَجَب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish رجب →Every word from Albanian Rexhep →