Where does “լուսարարապետ” come from?

լուսարարապետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian պետ, from Old Armenian պետ, from Parthian pet.

լուսարարապետ (Armenian): grand sacristan

Definitions

  1. grand sacristan

Ancestry of “լուսարարապետ”, step by step

լուսարարապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպետchief, commander, head
2Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
3Parthianpet—

via Armenian լուսարար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianլուսարար—
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →Every word from Armenian պետ →