Where does “մահապատիժ” come from?

մահապատիժ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մահ, from Old Armenian մահ — death; massacre, slaughter, carnage, butchery;...

մահապատիժ (Armenian): death penalty, capital punishment

Definitions

  1. death penalty, capital punishment

Ancestry of “մահապատիժ”, step by step

մահապատիժ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մահ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմահdeath
2Old Armenianմահdeath; massacre, slaughter, carnage, butchery;...

via Armenian պատիժ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպատիժpunishment
2Old Armenianպատիժpunishment, condemnation
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