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Where does “Movsesyan” come from?

Movsesyan (English) comes from Armenian Մովսեսյան, from Armenian Մովսես, from Old Armenian Մովսէս, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה — Moses.

Ancestry of “Movsesyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՄովսեսյան—
2ArmenianՄովսես{{non-gloss definition|given name equivalent to...
3Old ArmenianՄովսէս—
4Ancient GreekΜωσῆς—
5Ancient GreekΜωυσῆς—
6HebrewמֹשֶׁהMoses
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