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Where does “županъ” come from?
županъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.
Ancestry of “županъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
župa
cavity, hole
2
Proto-Indo-European
gewp-
to cover
Words derived from “županъ”
župan
ispán
župan
jupân
Suppan
župan
župan
župan
żupan
жупан
főispán
išpan
Gespann
špan
Gespan
gespan
jupâneasă
Jupânești
ispánja
jupâniță
jupână
zupanate
zupano
főispánja
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →
Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →