Where does “Avetyan” come from?
Avetyan (English) comes from Armenian Ավետյան, from Armenian Ավետ, 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 “Avetyan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Ավետյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Ավետ | — |
| 3 | Armenian | Ավետիս | good news |
| 4 | Old Armenian | աւետիս | Alternative form of աւետիք |
| 5 | Old Armenian | աւետիք | good news, notification of good news; promise of... |
| 6 | Old Armenian | -իք | forming plural-only abstract nouns |
| 7 | Old Armenian | -ի | forming adjectives; forming botanical names; made... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yo- | — |