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
Ancestry of “jupân”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | županъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | župa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gewp- | to cover |