Where does “Babadżanian” come from?
Babadżanian (Polish) comes from Armenian Բաբաջանյան, from Turkish babacan, from Turkish Can, from Ottoman Turkish جان, from Old Anatolian Turkish جان, from Persian جان, from Middle Persian yʾn', from Proto-Iranian *wyaHnáH — to breathe.
Ancestry of “Babadżanian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Բաբաջանյան | Babajanian, Babajanyan |
| 2 | Turkish | babacan | good-natured, pleasant, fatherly, reliable |
| 3 | Turkish | Can | A male given name from Persian which means "the... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | جان | soul; being; life |
| 5 | Old Anatolian Turkish | جان | soul, spirit |
| 6 | Persian | جان | soul; being; life |
| 7 | Middle Persian | yʾn' | — |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | *wyaHnáH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wyaHnás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |