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Where does “xoja” come from?

xoja (Undetermined) comes from Persian خواجه, from Sanskrit उपाध्याय, from Sanskrit उप, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

xoja (Undetermined): owner; host

Definitions

  1. owner; host

Ancestry of “xoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianخواجهlord, master, owner; dignitary, gentleman;...
2Sanskritउपाध्याय—
3Sanskritउपtherefore, moreover; towards; near
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “xoja”

  • хужа
  • хужалыҡ
  • хужабикә
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