Where does “ciobănesc” come from?

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

ciobănesc (Romanian): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “ciobănesc”, 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 →