Where does “Barseghyan” come from?

Barseghyan (English) comes from Armenian Բարսեղյան, from Armenian Բարսեղ, from Old Armenian Բարսեղ, from Ancient Greek βασίλειος, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

Ancestry of “Barseghyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԲարսեղյան
2ArmenianԲարսեղ
3Old ArmenianԲարսեղ
4Ancient Greekβασίλειοςof the king, kingly, royal
5Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
6Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king
Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléusEvery word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βασίλειος