Where does “ქალაქპეტი” come from?

ქალაქპეტი (Old Georgian) comes from Old Armenian քաղաքապետ, from Old Armenian պետ, from Parthian pet.

ქალაქპეტი (Old Georgian): politarch, ruler, governor, mayor of a city

Definitions

  1. politarch, ruler, governor, mayor of a city

Ancestry of “ქალაქპეტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքաղաքապետgovernor of a town; chief magistrate or mayor of...
2Old Armenianպետchief, commander; beginning
3Parthianpet—
Every word from Parthian pet →Every word from Old Armenian պետ →Every word from Old Armenian քաղաքապետ →