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Where does “Ներսիսյան” come from?

Ներսիսյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Ներսես, from Old Armenian Ներսէս, from Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς, from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩.

Ancestry of “Ներսիսյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՆերսեսa given name
2Old ArmenianՆերսէս—
3Ancient GreekΝαρσῆς—
4Middle Persian𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩—
Every word from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 →