Where does “Խոսրովյան” come from?
Խոսրովյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Խոսրով, from Old Armenian Խոսրով, from Proto-Iranian *Hhucráwāh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsućráwās, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráwas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
Ancestry of “Խոսրովյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Խոսրով | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Խոսրով | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | *Hhucráwāh | renowned, famous, of good repute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hsućráwās | famous |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćráwas | fame |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |