Where does “կեսգիշեր” come from?

կեսգիշեր (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-.

կեսգիշեր (Armenian): midnight

Definitions

  1. midnight

Ancestry of “կեսգիշեր”, step by step

կեսգիշեր 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 կես

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկեսhalf; part; time
2Old Armenianկէսhalf; in part
3Proto-Iraniankas-to be small, diminish, lessen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)sperosEvery word from Proto-Armenian we(k)še(w)ero-