Where does “Բարսեղյան” come from?
Բարսեղյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Բարսեղ, from Old Armenian Բարսեղ, from Ancient Greek βασίλειος, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.
Ancestry of “Բարսեղյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | Բարսեղ | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Բարսեղ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βασίλειος | of the king, kingly, royal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βασιλεύς | chief, master; king, lord, patron |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷatiléus | chief; king |