Where does “Բաբաջանյան” come from?
Բաբաջանյան (Armenian) comes from Turkish babacan, from Turkish Can, from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Old Anatolian Turkish جان, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wyaHnás — to breathe.
Բաբաջանյան (Armenian): Babajanian, Babajanyan
Definitions
- Babajanian, Babajanyan
Ancestry of “Բաբաջանյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | babacan | good-natured, pleasant, fatherly, reliable |
| 2 | Turkish | Can | A male given name from Persian which means "the... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | جان | soul; being; life |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | جان | soul, spirit |
| 5 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 6 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |