Where does “Հարբութլյան” come from?
Հարբութլյան (Armenian) comes from Turkish Harputlu, from Turkish Harput, from Ottoman Turkish خرپوت, from Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian բերդ — fortress; a kind of musical tone.
Ancestry of “Հարբութլյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Harputlu | someone from Kharput |
| 2 | Turkish | Harput | Kharput |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | خرپوت | — |
| 4 | Armenian | Խարբերդ | — |
| 5 | Old Armenian | Խարբերդ | — |
| 6 | Old Armenian | բերդ | fortress; a kind of musical tone |