Where does “čoban” come from?

čoban (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوبان, from Persian چوپان, from Pahlavi šubān, from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

čoban (Serbo-Croatian): shepherd; boor, hick

Definitions

  1. shepherd; boor, hick

Ancestry of “čoban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوبانshepherd
2Persianچوپانshepherd
3Pahlavišubān—
4Old Persianfšupāna-—
5Old Persianfšu-sheep
Every word from Old Persian fšu- →Every word from Old Persian fšupāna- →Every word from Pahlavi šubān →