Where does “վարչապետ” come from?

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

վարչապետ (Armenian): prime minister

Definitions

  1. prime minister

Ancestry of “վարչապետ”, step by step

վարչապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian պետ

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

via Armenian վարիչ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվարիչmanager; chief, head; director
2Old Armenianվարիչ—

Words derived from “վարչապետ”

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