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Where does “Astghik” come from?

Astghik (English) comes from Armenian Աստղիկ, from Old Armenian Աստղիկ, from Old Armenian աստղ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Ancestry of “Astghik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianԱստղիկ—
2Old ArmenianԱստղիկ—
3Old Armenianաստղstar; starfish; asterisk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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