Where does “Avetisyan” come from?
Avetisyan (English) comes from Armenian Ավետիսյան, from Armenian Ավետիս, from Old Armenian աւետիս, from Old Armenian աւետիք, from Old Armenian -իք, from Old Armenian -ի, from Proto-Indo-European -yo-.
Ancestry of “Avetisyan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ավետիսյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Ավետիս | good news |
| 3 | Old Armenian | աւետիս | Alternative form of աւետիք |
| 4 | Old Armenian | աւետիք | good news, notification of good news; promise of... |
| 5 | Old Armenian | -իք | forming plural-only abstract nouns |
| 6 | Old Armenian | -ի | forming adjectives; forming botanical names; made... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yo- | — |