Where does “Papikyan” come from?

Papikyan (English) comes from Armenian Պապիկյան, from Armenian պապիկ, from Armenian -իկ, from Middle Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

Ancestry of “Papikyan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՊապիկյան
2Armenianպապիկgrandpa
3Armenian-իկforming diminutives or terms expressing affection
4Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
5Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
6Old Armenianպատ-եմ
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմEvery word from Old Armenian -իկEvery word from Armenian -իկ