Where does “պարտել” come from?

պարտել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պարտեմ, from Old Armenian պարտիմ, from Old Armenian պարտ, from Iranian partu-.

պարտել (Armenian): to defeat

Definitions

  1. to defeat

Ancestry of “պարտել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպարտեմto worst, to overcome, to vanquish, to conquer,...
2Old Armenianպարտիմto owe, to contract debts, to become indebted, to...
3Old Armenianպարտdebt; duty, obligation, engagement, due; tribute,...
4Iranianpartu-—
Every word from Iranian partu- →Every word from Old Armenian պարտ →Every word from Old Armenian պարտիմ →