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Where does “Հայրապետյան” come from?

Հայրապետյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian -յան, from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.

Ancestry of “Հայրապետյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenian-յանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
2Old Armenian-եանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-iyn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥ →