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Where does “գես” come from?

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

գես (Armenian): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “գես”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիսաստղcomet
2Armenianաստղstar; celebrity, star
3Old Armenianաստղstar; starfish; asterisk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “գես”

  • գիսաստղ
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