Where does “փոխվարչապետ” come from?

փոխվարչապետ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վարչապետ, from Armenian -ա-, from Middle Armenian -ա-, from Old Armenian -ա-.

փոխվարչապետ (Armenian): deputy prime minister, vice prime minister

Definitions

  1. deputy prime minister, vice prime minister

Ancestry of “փոխվարչապետ”, step by step

փոխվարչապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վարչապետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվարչապետprime minister
2Armenian-ա-far; to know
3Middle Armenian-ա-—
4Old Armenian-ա-—

via Armenian փոխ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփոխloan, borrowing
2Old Armenianփոխloan, borrowing; anthem, response, antistrophe,...
3Akkadian???exchange, substitute, replacement; loan
Every word from Old Armenian -ա- →Every word from Armenian -ա- →Every word from Middle Armenian -ա- →