Where does “župan” come from?

župan (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic županъ, from Proto-Slavic župa, from Proto-Indo-European gewp- — to cover.

župan (Upper Sorbian): the chairman of the Domowina district association

Definitions

  1. the chairman of the Domowina district association

Ancestry of “župan”, step by step

župan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic županъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžupanъ—
2Proto-Slavicžupacavity, hole
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewp-to cover

via Italian giuppone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangiuppone—
2Arabicجُبَّةrobe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...

Words derived from “župan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic župa →Every word from Proto-Slavic županъ →