Where does “քաղաքապետացու” come from?

քաղաքապետացու (Armenian) comes from Armenian -ացու, from Old Armenian -ացու, from Old Armenian -աց, from Old Armenian -ց, from Old Armenian այգ, from Proto-Armenian aygo-, from Proto-Armenian awyo-, from Proto-Armenian aw(h)i- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

քաղաքապետացու (Armenian): candidate for the post of a mayor

Definitions

  1. candidate for the post of a mayor

Ancestry of “քաղաքապետացու”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-ացուDestined for, intended for
2Old Armenian-ացուDestined for, intended for
3Old Armenian-ացthe plural genitive case ending of "i-a"-stem...
4Old Armenianplural genitive case marker; plural dative case...
5Old Armenianայգmorning
6Proto-Armenianaygo-
7Proto-Armenianawyo-
8Proto-Armenianaw(h)i-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ws-s-i
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwsōsdawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éws-os-s
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éws-os-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwsōs