Where does “hodočašće” come from?

hodočašće (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian hȏd, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

hodočašće (Serbo-Croatian): pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. pilgrimage

Ancestry of “hodočašće”, step by step

hodočašće traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian hȏd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianhȏdwalk, pace
2Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Serbo-Croatian čȃst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančȃsthonour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъEvery word from Serbo-Croatian hȏd