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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | Գրիգորյան | — |
| 2 | Armenian | Գրիգոր | given name equivalent to Gregory |
| 3 | Old Armenian | Գրիգոր | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γρηγόριος | watchful, vigilant |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |