Where does “Karamanyan” come from?
Karamanyan (English) comes from Armenian Քարամանյան, from Armenian -յան, from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.
Ancestry of “Karamanyan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Քարամանյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | -յան | forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -եան | forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iyn̥ | — |