Where does “Kerkorian” come from?

Kerkorian (English) comes from Armenian Գրիգորյան, from Armenian Գրիգոր, from Old Armenian Գրիգոր, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Kerkorian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԳրիգորյան
2ArmenianԳրիգորgiven name equivalent to Gregory
3Old ArmenianԳրիգոր
4Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος
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