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Where does “հյուպատոս” come from?

հյուպատոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հիւպատոս, from Ancient Greek ὕπατος, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

հյուպատոս (Armenian): consul

Definitions

  1. consul

Ancestry of “հյուպատոս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհիւպատոսconsul
2Ancient Greekὕπατοςhighest, uppermost; consul
3Ancient Greekὑπό
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →