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Where does “Անդրեաս” come from?

Անդրեաս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Անդրէաս, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

Ancestry of “Անդրեաս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱնդրէաս—
2Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—
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