Suppan

The story

1. Slovene · derived fromzupan
2. Slovene · derived fromžupan
3. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromžupan
4. Upper Sorbian · derived fromžupan
5. Lower Sorbian · derived fromžupan
6. German · borrowed fromSuppan
7. Proto-Slavic · derived from*županъ
8. English todaySuppan

Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”), via: * Austrian German Suppan, an occupational surname for an administrator in a Slavic-speaking region. * Germanized form of Župan and Zupan; from Lower Sorbian župan, Upper Sorbian župan, Serbo-Croatian župan, Slovene župan and Slovene zupan. Compare Saupe, Schuppan, Supan.

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