Where does “մայրապետ” come from?

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

մայրապետ (Armenian): abbess, Mother Superior of a nunnery

Definitions

  1. abbess, Mother Superior of a nunnery

Ancestry of “մայրապետ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianմայրապետAlternative form of մայրպետ
2Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
3Parthianpet—

Words derived from “մայրապետ”

Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →Every word from Old Armenian մայրապետ →