Where does “zupano” come from?

zupano (Italian) comes from Serbo-Croatian župan, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

zupano (Italian): a local official or chieftain in parts of the Balkans and southern Italy during the medieval period

Definitions

  1. a local official or chieftain in parts of the Balkans and southern Italy during the medieval period

Ancestry of “zupano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžupanhead of a district
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 →