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Where does “Chaparian” come from?

Chaparian (English) comes from Armenian Չափարյան, from Ottoman Turkish چاپار, from Ottoman Turkish چاپمق, from Scythian čap-.

Ancestry of “Chaparian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՉափարյան—
2Ottoman Turkishچاپار—
3Ottoman Turkishچاپمق—
4Scythiančap-—
Every word from Scythian čap- →