Where does “թաղապետ” come from?

թաղապետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian թաղ, from Persian طاق, from Arabic طاق, from Middle Iranian tāk.

թաղապետ (Armenian): head of a municipal district

Definitions

  1. head of a municipal district

Ancestry of “թաղապետ”, step by step

թաղապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թաղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթաղneighborhood, district, quarter; family plot in a...
2Persianطاقvault; arch
3Arabicطاقto bear; arch
4Middle Iraniantāk—

via Armenian պետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպետchief, commander, head
2Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
3Parthianpet—
Every word from Middle Iranian tāk →Every word from Arabic طاق →Every word from Persian طاق →