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Where does “հայկյան” come from?

հայկյան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հայկեան, from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.

հայկյան (Armenian): Armenian; of or relating to Hayk

Definitions

  1. Armenian; of or relating to Hayk

Ancestry of “հայկյան”, step by step

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