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Where does “Harputlu” come from?

Harputlu (Turkish) comes from Turkish Harput, from Ottoman Turkish خرپوت, from Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian Խարբերդ, from Old Armenian բերդ — fortress; a kind of musical tone.

Harputlu (Turkish): someone from Kharput

Definitions

  1. someone from Kharput

Ancestry of “Harputlu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishHarputKharput
2Ottoman Turkishخرپوت—
3ArmenianԽարբերդ—
4Old ArmenianԽարբերդ—
5Old Armenianբերդfortress; a kind of musical tone

Words derived from “Harputlu”

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