Etymology

zupan

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Today it means: The leader of a župa, or administrative unit, among various South Slavic peoples. Full definition →

Proto-Slavic *županъ
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zupan · noun1

  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*županъ
  2. English todayzupan

Of Slavic origin, from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”).

Zupan · proper noun2

  1. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromŽupan
  2. Slovene · borrowed fromŽupan
  3. Slovene · borrowed fromZupan
  4. Proto-Slavic · derived from*županъ
  5. English todayZupan

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *županъ, from *župa (“area, district”), via: * Slovene Zupan, from zupan. * Slovene Župan, from župan. * Serbo-Croatian Župan, from župan. Compare Supan, Suppan.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*županъ all →

SuppanSupanSchuppan

SloveneZupan all →

SuppanSupan

SloveneŽupan all →

SuppanSchuppan

Serbo-CroatianŽupan all →

SuppanSchuppan

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