English Explanatory Dictionary

Petrosyan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Peterson.

Pronunciation

/pɛˈtɹəʊsiən/

Word forms

Petrosyan Petrossian Petrosian Bedrosian Bedrossian

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan)bor. English Petrosyan Borrowed from Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan), from Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan). The forms with B- reflect the Western Armenian pronunciation.

Related words

Ter-Petrosyan
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