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Where does “Perikhanyan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Perikhanyan”, step by step

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