Where does “šubān” come from?

šubān (Pahlavi) comes from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

Ancestry of “šubān”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Persian	fšupāna-	—
2	Old Persian	fšu-	sheep

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