Where does “Avakian” come from?

Avakian (English) comes from Armenian Ավագյան, from Armenian Ավագ, from Middle Armenian Աւագ, from Old Armenian աւագ, from Undetermined ā-βaγa-.

Ancestry of “Avakian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԱվագյան—
2ArmenianԱվագolder, elder, senior
3Middle ArmenianԱւագgreater; elder; chief; main; noble
4Old Armenianաւագgreater; elder; chief; main; noble
5Undeterminedā-βaγa-—
Every word from Undetermined ā-βaγa- →Every word from Old Armenian աւագ →Every word from Middle Armenian Աւագ →