Where does “հարիւրապետ” come from?

հարիւրապետ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian պետ, from Parthian pet.

հարիւրապետ (Old Armenian): leader of a hundred, centurion

Definitions

  1. leader of a hundred, centurion

Ancestry of “հարիւրապետ”, step by step

հարիւրապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian պետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
2Parthianpet—

via Old Armenian հարիւր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհարիւրhundred
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →