Where does “Աստղիկ” come from?

Աստղիկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Աստղիկ, from Old Armenian աստղ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Աստղիկ (Armenian): Astghik

Definitions

  1. Astghik

Ancestry of “Աստղիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱստղիկAstghik
2Old Armenianաստղstar; starfish; asterisk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “Աստղիկ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Old Armenian աստղ →