Where does “Ciobănești” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ciobănești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciobanshepherd
2Ottoman Turkishچوبانshepherd
3Persianچوپانshepherd
4Pahlavišubān
5Old Persianfšupāna-
6Old Persianfšu-sheep
Every word from Old Persian fšu-Every word from Old Persian fšupāna-Every word from Pahlavi šubān
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