Where does “Ավագյան” come from?
Ավագյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ավագ, from Middle Armenian Աւագ, from Old Armenian աւագ, from Undetermined ā-βaγa-.
Ancestry of “Ավագյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ավագ | — |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | Աւագ | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | աւագ | greater; elder; chief; main; noble |
| 4 | Undetermined | ā-βaγa- | — |