Where does “jupân” come from?

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

jupân (Romanian): master

Definitions

  1. master

Ancestry of “jupân”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
2Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover

Words derived from “jupân”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →