Where does “çoban” come from?

çoban (Crimean Tatar) comes from Persian چوپان, from Pahlavi šubān, from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

çoban (Crimean Tatar): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “çoban”, step by step

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