Where does “Մայրապետյան” come from?

Մայրապետյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian մայրապետ, from Old Armenian մայրապետ, from Old Armenian պետ, from Parthian pet.

Մայրապետյան (Armenian): Mayrapetyan, Mayrapetian, Mairapetian, Mayrabedian, Mairabedian

Definitions

  1. Mayrapetyan, Mayrapetian, Mairapetian, Mayrabedian, Mairabedian

Ancestry of “Մայրապետյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմայրապետabbess, Mother Superior of a nunnery
2Old ArmenianմայրապետAlternative form of մայրպետ
3Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
4Parthianpet—
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →Every word from Old Armenian մայրապետ →