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Metohija
Metohija comes from Serbo-Croatian Метохија, from Greek μετόχι ‘land around a monastery’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have, possess, contain, own’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετέχω‘to take part’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετοχή‘sharing, participation’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453μετόχιον
- Greek1453–presentμετόχι‘land around a monastery’
- Serbo-CroatianmodernМетохијаMetohija
- EnglishtodayMetohija
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seǵʰ-‘to overpower’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*séǵʰeti‘to overpower, take hold of’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hékʰō‘to have’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἔχω‘to have, possess, contain, own’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετέχω‘to take part’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEμετοχή‘sharing, participation’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453μετόχιον
- Greek1453–presentμετόχι‘land around a monastery’
- Serbo-CroatianmodernМетохијаMetohija
- EnglishtodayMetohija
Formed from μετόχι ‘land around a monastery’ + -ија ‘-ia’
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- ‘to overpower’
school, severe, scholar, severity, hector, perseverance, scholastic, schema, shul, 23 more
through Ancient Greek ἔχω ‘to have, possess, contain, own’
Today it means
name A region of Kosovo.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- / Metohija