Where does “վարժապետ” come from?

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

վարժապետ (Old Armenian): teacher, instructor, professor

Definitions

  1. teacher, instructor, professor

Ancestry of “վարժապետ”, step by step

վարժապետ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian պետ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
2Parthianpet—

via Old Armenian վարժ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianվարժexercise, instruction, study, science; exercised,...
2Parthianvarž—
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →