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Where does “Մովսիսյան” come from?

Մովսիսյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Մովսես, from Old Armenian Մովսէս, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה — Moses.

Ancestry of “Մովսիսյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՄովսես{{non-gloss definition|given name equivalent to...
2Old ArmenianՄովսէս—
3Ancient GreekΜωσῆς—
4Ancient GreekΜωυσῆς—
5HebrewמֹשֶׁהMoses
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