Where does “Arakelyan” come from?
Arakelyan (English) comes from Armenian Առաքելյան, from Armenian Առաքել, from Old Armenian առաքեմ, from Old Armenian առ, from Old Armenian առնում, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ancestry of “Arakelyan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Առաքելյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Առաքել | to send, to dispatch |
| 3 | Old Armenian | առաքեմ | to send, to dispatch, to expedite |
| 4 | Old Armenian | առ | because of, due to; near, at; to |
| 5 | Old Armenian | առնում | to receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r-nu- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |