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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | Harput | Kharput |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | خرپوت | — |
| 3 | Armenian | Խարբերդ | — |
| 4 | Old Armenian | Խարբերդ | — |
| 5 | Old Armenian | բերդ | fortress; a kind of musical tone |