Where does “Ղուկասյան” come from?
Ղուկասյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ղուկաս, from Old Armenian Ղուկաս, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς, from Latin Lucius, from Latin lux, from Proto-Italic louks, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
Ancestry of “Ղուկասյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ղուկաս | Luke the Evangelist |
| 2 | Old Armenian | Ղուկաս | Luke the Evangelist |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λουκᾶς | man from Lucania |
| 4 | Latin | Lucius | a fish, probably the pike |
| 5 | Latin | lux | light; daylight, day, moonlight; life |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | louks | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |