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

Definitions

  1. Kharput

Ancestry of “Harput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishخرپوتknown for its castle and historical mosques
2ArmenianԽարբերդKharput
3Old ArmenianԽարբերդKharput
4Old Armenianբերդfortress; a kind of musical tone

Words derived from “Harput”

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