Where does “ispánja” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ispánja”, step by step

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