Where does “համայնքապետ” come from?

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

համայնքապետ (Armenian): municipality head

Definitions

  1. municipality head

Ancestry of “համայնքապետ”, step by step

համայնքապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պետ

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

via Armenian համայնք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհամայնքcommunity
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →Every word from Armenian պետ →