Where does “főispánja” come from?

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

főispánja (Hungarian): third-person singular single-possession...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular single-possession...

Ancestry of “főispánja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianfőispáncount
2Hungarianispáncount
3Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
4Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →