Where does “чобанин” come from?

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

чобанин (Bulgarian): male shepherd

Definitions

  1. male shepherd

Ancestry of “чобанин”, step by step

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