Where does “амиџа” come from?

амиџа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish عموجه, from Arabic عَمّ — paternal uncle.

амиџа (Serbo-Croatian): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “амиџа”, step by step

амиџа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish عموجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعموجهuncle
2Arabicعَمّpaternal uncle

via Ottoman Turkish عمجه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishعمجه—
Every word from Arabic عَمّ →Every word from Ottoman Turkish عموجه →
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