Where does “çırban” come from?

çırban (Turkish) comes from Armenian ջրպան, from Armenian պան, from Old Armenian պան, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

çırban (Turkish): an official administering irrigation waters

Definitions

  1. an official administering irrigation waters

Ancestry of “çırban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianջրպանan official administering irrigation waters
2Armenianպանround loaf, bread; honeycomb
3Old Armenianպանround loaf, bread; honeycomb
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Old Armenian պան →