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Where does “Գրիգորյան” come from?

Գրիգորյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Գրիգոր, from Old Armenian Գրիգոր, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Գրիգորյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԳրիգորgiven name equivalent to Gregory
2Old ArmenianԳրիգոր—
3Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
4Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Գրիգորյան”

  • Kerkorian
  • Krikorian
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