Where does “Օտունճյան” come from?

Օտունճյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian օտունճի, from Ottoman Turkish اوطونجی, from Ottoman Turkish اوطون, from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn, from Proto-Turkic ōt — fire; bonfire.

Ancestry of “Օտունճյան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianօտունճիlumberjack, woodcutter
2Ottoman Turkishاوطونجیlumberjack, a person whose job is to fell trees
3Ottoman Turkishاوطونfirewood, wood intended to be burned, typically for heat
4Proto-Turkic*ōtïn
5Proto-Turkicōtfire; bonfire
Every word from Proto-Turkic ōtEvery word from Proto-Turkic *ōtïnEvery word from Ottoman Turkish اوطون