Where does “чобан” come from?

чобан (Bulgarian) comes from Turkish çoban, from Ottoman Turkish چوبان, from Persian چوپان, from Pahlavi šubān, from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

чобан (Bulgarian): a male shepherd

Definitions

  1. a male shepherd

Ancestry of “чобан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçobanshepherd
2Ottoman Turkishچوبانshepherd
3Persianچوپانshepherd
4Pahlavišubān—
5Old Persianfšupāna-—
6Old Persianfšu-sheep
Every word from Old Persian fšu- →Every word from Old Persian fšupāna- →Every word from Pahlavi šubān →