Where does “ջրպան” come from?

ջրպան (Armenian) comes from Armenian պան, from Old Armenian պան, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

ջրպան (Armenian): an official administering irrigation waters

Definitions

  1. an official administering irrigation waters

Ancestry of “ջրպան”, step by step

ջրպան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպանround loaf, bread; honeycomb
2Old Armenianպանround loaf, bread; honeycomb
3Latinpānisbread, loaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Armenian ջուր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianջուրwater
2Middle Armenianջուրwater
3Old Armenianջուրwater; liquid, watery

Words derived from “ջրպան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Old Armenian պան →