Where does “Suppan” come from?
Suppan (English) comes from Slovene župan, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.
Ancestry of “Suppan”, step by step
Suppan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Slovene župan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovene | župan | head of a municipality |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | županъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | župa | cavity, hole |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gewp- | to cover |
via Upper Sorbian župan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Upper Sorbian | župan | the chairman of the Domowina district association |
| 2 | Italian | giuppone | — |
| 3 | Arabic | جُبَّة | robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a... |