Where does “Harput” come from?
Harput (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish خرپوت, from Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian բերդ — fortress; a kind of musical tone.
Harput (Turkish): Kharput
Ancestry of “Harput”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | خرپوت | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Խարբերդ | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | Խարբերդ | — |
| 4 | Old Armenian | բերդ | fortress; a kind of musical tone |
Words derived from “Harput”