Where does “մարդպետ” come from?

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

մարդպետ (Old Armenian): the chief eunuch at the royal court of the Arshakuni Kingdom of Armenia, sometimes translated as Grand Chamberlain

Definitions

  1. the chief eunuch at the royal court of the Arshakuni Kingdom of Armenia, sometimes translated as Grand Chamberlain

Ancestry of “մարդպետ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
2Parthianpet—
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →