Where does “жупан” come from?

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

жупан (Serbo-Croatian): head of a district

Definitions

  1. head of a district

Ancestry of “жупан”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
2Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →