Where does “Melkonyan” come from?

Melkonyan (English) comes from Armenian Մելքոնյան, from Armenian -յան, from Old Armenian -եան, from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥.

Ancestry of “Melkonyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՄելքոնյան—
2Armenian-յանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
3Old Armenian-եանforming belonging/affiliation adjectives; forming...
4Proto-Indo-European-iyn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iyn̥ →Every word from Armenian -յան →Every word from Old Armenian -եան →
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