Where does “գիշերահավասար” come from?

գիշերահավասար (Armenian) comes from Armenian գիշեր, 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-.

գիշերահավասար (Armenian): equinox

Definitions

  1. equinox

Ancestry of “գիշերահավասար”, step by step

գիշերահավասար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գիշեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիշերnight; darkness; black amber, jet
2Old Armenianգիշերnight; darkness, obscurity
3Proto-Armeniangeišero-—
4Proto-Armenianwe(k)še(w)ero-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Armenian հավասար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհավասարequal, alike; even, level, flat; equally, evenly
2Old Armenianհաւասարequal, like, same; equally, alike
3Parthian𐫍𐫀𐫇𐫘𐫀𐫡similar, like; the like
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Armenian we(k)še(w)ero- →