Where does “župa” come from?

župa (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

župa (Czech): district, region, county

Definitions

  1. district, region, county

Ancestry of “župa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
2Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →