Where does “odaja” come from?

odaja (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اوطه, from Ottoman Turkish اوتاق, from Proto-Turkic ōtag, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

odaja (Serbo-Croatian): room; chamber; vault

Definitions

  1. room; chamber; vault

Ancestry of “odaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاوطهroom, chamber, vault
2Ottoman Turkishاوتاقgreat tent
3Proto-Turkicōtagfireplace; tent; room
4Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōt →Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtag →Every word from Ottoman Turkish اوتاق →