Where does “աստղանիշ” come from?

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

աստղանիշ (Armenian): asterisk

Definitions

  1. asterisk

Ancestry of “աստղանիշ”, step by step

աստղանիշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աստղ

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

via Armenian նիշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնիշsign; digit, figure; symbol
2Old Armenianնիշspot, point; sign, mark; target, aim
Every word from Middle Persian gys →Every word from Old Armenian գէս →Every word from Armenian աստղ →
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