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Where does “پتروسیان” come from?

پتروسیان (Persian) comes from Armenian Պետրոսյան, from Armenian Պետրոս, from Old Armenian Պետրոս, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

Ancestry of “پتروسیان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՊետրոսյան—
2ArmenianՊետրոսPeter
3Old ArmenianՊետրոս—
4Ancient GreekΠέτρος—
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτρος →