Where does “դպիր” come from?

դպիր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դպիր, from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥, from Old Persian dipī-var-.

դպիր (Armenian): psalm-reader; scribe; scholar, learned man

Definitions

  1. psalm-reader; scribe; scholar, learned man

Ancestry of “դպիր”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianդպիրlecturer; scholar, one brought up at a seminary;...
2Middle Persian𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥scribe
3Old Persiandipī-var-—
Every word from Old Persian dipī-var- →Every word from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭯𐭩𐭥𐭥 →Every word from Old Armenian դպիր →
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