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
Ancestry of “գիսաստղ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | աստղ | star; celebrity, star |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աստղ | star; starfish; asterisk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |