Where does “աստղ” come from?
աստղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիսաստղ, from Armenian գես, from Old Armenian գէս, from Middle Persian gys — curl, locks.
աստղ (Armenian): star; celebrity, star
Ancestry of “աստղ”, step by step
աստղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian գիսաստղ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | գիսաստղ | comet |
| 2 | Armenian | գես | hair |
| 3 | Old Armenian | գէս | long hanging hair |
| 4 | Middle Persian | gys | curl, locks |
via Old Armenian աստղ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աստղ | star; starfish; asterisk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “աստղ”