Where does “Աբեղյան” come from?

Աբեղյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian աբեղա, from Old Armenian աբեղայ, from Classical Syriac ܐܒܝܠܐ — mourner; penitent, monk.

Աբեղյան (Armenian): a member of, one of the noble houses of old Armenia

Definitions

  1. a member of, one of the noble houses of old Armenia

Ancestry of “Աբեղյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաբեղաabegha; hermit, recluse
2Old Armenianաբեղայabegha
3Classical Syriacܐܒܝܠܐmourner; penitent, monk
Every word from Classical Syriac ܐܒܝܠܐ →Every word from Old Armenian աբեղայ →Every word from Armenian աբեղա →