Where does “župa” come from?

župa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

župa (Serbo-Croatian): parish; district, region, county

Definitions

  1. parish; district, region, county

Ancestry of “župa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
2Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →
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