Where does “hodaqçı” come from?

hodaqçı (Azerbaijani) comes from Azerbaijani hodaq, from Armenian հոտաղ, from Classical Armenian *հօտաղ, from Old Armenian հօտ, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

hodaqçı (Azerbaijani): plowman using an ox-driven plow

Definitions

  1. plowman using an ox-driven plow

Ancestry of “hodaqçı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijanihodaqox
2Armenianհոտաղshepherd
3Classical Armenian*հօտաղ—
4Old Armenianհօտflock of sheep; group of people; the faithful,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian հօտ →Every word from Classical Armenian *հօտաղ →