Where does “ciobănaș” come from?

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

ciobănaș (Romanian): small shepherd

Definitions

  1. small shepherd

Ancestry of “ciobănaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciobanshepherd
2Ottoman Turkishچوبانshepherd
3Persianچوپانshepherd
4Pahlavišubān—
5Old Persianfšupāna-—
6Old Persianfšu-sheep

Words derived from “ciobănaș”

Every word from Old Persian fšu- →Every word from Old Persian fšupāna- →Every word from Pahlavi šubān →