Where does “գիսաստղ” come from?

գիսաստղ (Armenian) comes 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.

գիսաստղ (Armenian): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “գիսաստղ”, step by step

գիսաստղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աստղ

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

via Armenian գես

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգեսhair
2Old Armenianգէսlong hanging hair
3Middle Persiangyscurl, locks

Words derived from “գիսաստղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Old Armenian աստղ →