Where does “բևեռափայլ” come from?

բևեռափայլ (Armenian) comes from Armenian փայլ, from Old Armenian փայլ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pʰel- — to shine.

բևեռափայլ (Armenian): northern lights, aurora borealis

Definitions

  1. northern lights, aurora borealis

Ancestry of “բևեռափայլ”, step by step

բևեռափայլ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian փայլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփայլglitter, lustre, brilliance; shine; radiance;...
2Old Armenianփայլshine, brilliance, lustre, glitter, splendour;...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pʰel-to shine

via Armenian բևեռ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբևեռpole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pʰel- →Every word from Old Armenian փայլ →Every word from Armenian փայլ →