Where does “Kasparov” come from?
Kasparov is an English surname derived from Russian Каспáров, which comes from Armenian Կասպարյան and Գասպարյան, ultimately from the Armenian patronymic suffix -յան (Old Armenian -եան), itself from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥ and an undetermined root -ān.
Ancestry of “Kasparov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Каспа́ров | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Կասպարյան | — |
| 3 | Armenian | Գասպարյան | — |
| 4 | Armenian | -յան | forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming... |
| 5 | Old Armenian | -եան | forming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iyn̥ | — |
Words derived from “Kasparov”