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Where does “چوبان” come from?

چوبان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian چوپان, from Pahlavi šubān, from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

چوبان (Ottoman Turkish): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “چوبان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچوپانshepherd
2Pahlavišubān—
3Old Persianfšupāna-—
4Old Persianfšu-sheep

Words derived from “چوبان”

  • čoban
  • чобан
  • чобан
  • чобан
  • çoban
  • çolpan
  • cioban
  • ჩობანი
  • çoban
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