Where does “ոստիկանապետ” come from?

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

ոստիկանապետ (Armenian): chief of police, police chief

Definitions

  1. chief of police, police chief

Ancestry of “ոստիկանապետ”, step by step

ոստիկանապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պետ

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

via Armenian ոստիկան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianոստիկանpolice officer, policeman; ostikan
2Old Armenianոստիկանinspector, officer; ostikan
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →Every word from Armenian պետ →