Where does “Serkis” come from?

Serkis (English) comes from Armenian Սարգսյան, from Armenian Սարգիս, from Old Armenian Սարգիս, from Classical Syriac ܣܪܓܝܣ, from Latin Sergius.

Ancestry of “Serkis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՍարգսյանSargsyan, Sargsian, Sargssian, Sarkisyan, Sarkisian, Sarkissian
2ArmenianՍարգիս{{non-gloss definition|given name equivalent to...
3Old ArmenianՍարգիս—
4Classical Syriacܣܪܓܝܣ—
5LatinSergius—
Every word from Latin Sergius →Every word from Classical Syriac ܣܪܓܝܣ →Every word from Old Armenian Սարգիս →