Where does “կիսաստվեր” come from?

կիսաստվեր (Armenian) comes from Armenian կես, from Old Armenian կէս, from Proto-Iranian kas-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

կիսաստվեր (Armenian): penumbra

Definitions

  1. penumbra

Ancestry of “կիսաստվեր”, step by step

կիսաստվեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Armenian ստվեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianստվերshadow, shade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Iranian kas- →Every word from Old Armenian կէս →