Where does “Astłik” come from?

Astłik (English) comes 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 “Astłik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianԱստղիկAstghik
2Old Armenianաստղstar; starfish; asterisk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Old Armenian աստղ →