Where does “خواجة” come from?

خواجة (Arabic) comes from Classical Persian خْوَاجَه, from Sanskrit उपाध्याय, from Sanskrit उप, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

خواجة (Arabic): foreigner, westerner

Definitions

foreigner, westerner

Ancestry of “خواجة”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Classical Persian	خْوَاجَه	—
2	Sanskrit	उपाध्याय	teacher, preceptor, advisor, counselor
3	Sanskrit	उप	therefore, moreover; towards; near
4	Proto-Indo-European	upó	under, below
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃ewp-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Sanskrit उप →