Where does “Aristakesyan” come from?

Aristakesyan (English) comes from Armenian Արիստակեսյան, from Armenian Արիստակես, from Old Armenian Արիստակէս, from Ancient Greek Ἀρίσταρχος, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “Aristakesyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԱրիստակեսյան
2ArmenianԱրիստակես
3Old ArmenianԱրիստակէս
4Ancient GreekἈρίσταρχος
5Ancient Greekἄριστοςbest (in multivarious contexts)
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄριστος