Where does “Harput” come from?

Harput (English) comes from Turkish Harput, from Ottoman Turkish خرپوت, from Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian բերդ — fortress; a kind of musical tone.

Ancestry of “Harput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishHarputKharput
2Ottoman Turkishخرپوتknown for its castle and historical mosques
3ArmenianԽարբերդKharput
4Old ArmenianԽարբերդKharput
5Old Armenianբերդfortress; a kind of musical tone
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