Etymology

Schuppan

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Lower Sorbian župan ← Upper Sorbian župan ← Serbo-Croatian župan
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*županъ
  2. Slovene · derived fromžupan
  3. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromžupan
  4. Upper Sorbian · derived fromžupan
  5. Lower Sorbian · derived fromžupan
  6. English todaySchuppan

Germanized form of Župan, from Lower Sorbian župan, Upper Sorbian župan, Serbo-Croatian župan, and Slovene župan, all meaning "head of a district." Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Words from the same roots

Lower Sorbianžupan all →

Upper Sorbianžupan all →

Serbo-Croatianžupan all →

Slovenežupan all →

Proto-Slavic*županъ all →

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