Where does “چوپان” come from?

چوپان (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian چوپَان, from Pahlavi šubān, from Old Persian fšupāna-, from Old Persian fšu- — sheep.

چوپان (Urdu): shepherd; cowherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd; cowherd

Ancestry of “چوپان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianچوپَان—
2Pahlavišubān—
3Old Persianfšupāna-—
4Old Persianfšu-sheep
Every word from Old Persian fšu- →Every word from Old Persian fšupāna- →Every word from Pahlavi šubān →