Where does “Jupânești” come from?

Jupânești (Romanian) comes from Romanian jupân, from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

Ancestry of “Jupânești”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjupânmaster
2Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
3Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →