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Where does “vardapet” come from?

vardapet (English) comes from Armenian վարդապետ, from Old Armenian վարդապետ, from Undetermined vard(a)-pet.

vardapet (English): A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian...

Definitions

  1. A highly educated archimandrite in the Armenian...

Ancestry of “vardapet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվարդապետvardapet; teacher
2Old Armenianվարդապետteacher, lecturer, professor, doctor; supervising...
3Undeterminedvard(a)-pet—
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