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Where does “աստղաբույլ” come from?

աստղաբույլ (Armenian) comes from Armenian աստղ, from Armenian գիսաստղ, from Armenian գես, from Old Armenian գէս, from Middle Persian gys — curl, locks.

աստղաբույլ (Armenian): group of stars; brilliant or talented group,...

Definitions

  1. group of stars; brilliant or talented group,...

Ancestry of “աստղաբույլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաստղstar; celebrity, star
2Armenianգիսաստղcomet
3Armenianգեսhair
4Old Armenianգէսlong hanging hair
5Middle Persiangyscurl, locks
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