Where does “գիշեր” come from?
գիշեր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գիշեր, from Proto-Armenian geišero-, from Proto-Armenian we(k)še(w)ero-, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.
գիշեր (Armenian): night; darkness; black amber, jet
Definitions
- night; darkness; black amber, jet
Ancestry of “գիշեր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | գիշեր | night; darkness, obscurity |
| 2 | Proto-Armenian | geišero- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | we(k)še(w)ero- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |