Where does “սեղանապետ” come from?

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

սեղանապետ (Armenian): toastmaster, tamada

Definitions

  1. toastmaster, tamada

Ancestry of “սեղանապետ”, step by step

սեղանապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պետ

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

via Armenian սեղան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսեղանtable; meal, food, table; trapezium, trapezoid
2Old Armenianսեղանtable; meal, food, table; moneychanger's table
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