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Where does “چوپان” come from?

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

چوپان (Persian): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “چوپان”, step by step

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

Words derived from “چوپان”

  • čoban
  • чобан
  • чобан
  • чобан
  • çoban
  • çolpan
  • cioban
  • ჩობანი
  • चूपान
  • çoban
  • çoban
  • چوپان
  • چوبان
  • çoban
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