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Where does “-յան” come from?

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

-յան (Armenian): forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...

Definitions

  1. forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...

Ancestry of “-յան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenian-եանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
2Proto-Indo-European-iyn̥—

Words derived from “-յան”

  • Kasparov
  • Mikoyan
  • Kerkorian
  • Krikorian
  • Abrahamian
  • Ohanian
  • Markarian
  • Tarkanian
  • Serkis
  • Sargsyan
  • Zakarian
  • Kasparian
  • Oganessian
  • Gasparyan
  • Kardashian
  • Khachatryan
  • Martirosyan
  • Aghayan
  • Nalbandyan
  • Gasparian
  • Apresyan
  • Abrahamyan
  • Kasbarian
  • Asatryan
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