Where does “չոբան” come from?

չոբան (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوبان, from Persian چوپان, from Pahlavi šubān, from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

չոբան (Armenian): shepherd; redneck, boor; bumpkin

Definitions

  1. shepherd; redneck, boor; bumpkin

Ancestry of “չոբան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوبانshepherd
2Persianچوپانshepherd
3Pahlavišubān—
4Old Persianfšupāna-—
5Old Persianfšu-sheep

Words derived from “չոբան”

Every word from Old Persian fšu- →Every word from Old Persian fšupāna- →Every word from Pahlavi šubān →