Where does “jupâniță” come from?

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

jupâniță (Romanian): wife of a jupan

Definitions

  1. wife of a jupan

Ancestry of “jupâniță”, 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 →
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