Where does “főispán” come from?

főispán (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ispán, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

főispán (Hungarian): count

Definitions

  1. count

Ancestry of “főispán”, step by step

főispán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ispán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianispáncount
2Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
3Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover

via Hungarian fő

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőmain, principal, key, chief, cardinal, core, most...
2Hungarianfejhead; head, mind, brain, intellect; heads,...
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “főispán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →