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
- an official administering irrigation waters
Ancestry of “çırban”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ջրպան | an official administering irrigation waters |
| 2 | Armenian | պան | round loaf, bread; honeycomb |
| 3 | Old Armenian | պան | round loaf, bread; honeycomb |
| 4 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |