Where does “կռապաշտ” come from?

կռապաշտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պաշտեմ, from Old Armenian պարշտեմ, from Old Armenian պարիշտեմ, from Old Armenian պարիշտ, from Parthian parišt-, from Undetermined pari-štā-.

կռապաշտ (Old Armenian): idolater, idol-worshipper

Definitions

  1. idolater, idol-worshipper

Ancestry of “կռապաշտ”, step by step

կռապաշտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian պաշտեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպաշտեմto minister, to serve, to wait on; to administer,...
2Old Armenianպարշտեմ—
3Old Armenianպարիշտեմ—
4Old Armenianպարիշտ—
5Parthianparišt-—
6Undeterminedpari-štā-—

via Old Armenian կուռք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկուռքidol; image, statue
2Old Armenian-քplural nominative case marker; forming names of...
3Proto-Indo-European-sDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Undetermined pari-štā- →Every word from Parthian parišt- →Every word from Old Armenian պարիշտ →