Where does “хоџа” come from?

хоџа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish خواجه, from Classical Persian خواجه, from Sanskrit उपाध्याय, from Sanskrit उप, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

хоџа (Serbo-Croatian): preacher; hodja

Definitions

  1. preacher; hodja

Ancestry of “хоџа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخواجهteacher; professor; master
2Classical Persianخواجه—
3Sanskritउपाध्यायteacher, preceptor, advisor, counselor
4Sanskritउपtherefore, moreover; towards; near
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Sanskrit उप →