Where does “Hodžić” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Hodžić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhodžapreacher; hodja
2Ottoman Turkishخواجهteacher; professor; master
3Classical Persianخواجه—
4Sanskritउपाध्यायteacher, preceptor, advisor, counselor
5Sanskritउपtherefore, moreover; towards; near
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “Hodžić”

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