Where does “хећим” come from?
хећим (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish hekim, from Ottoman Turkish هكیم, from Ottoman Turkish حكیم, from Arabic حَكِيم — wise, learned.
хећим (Serbo-Croatian): doctor, physician
Ancestry of “хећим”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | hekim | doctor |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | هكیم | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | حكیم | doctor, physician |
| 4 | Arabic | حَكِيم | wise, learned |