Where does “გიშერი” come from?

გიშერი (Georgian) 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-.

გიშერი (Georgian): black amber, jet

Definitions

  1. black amber, jet

Ancestry of “გიშერი”, step by step

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Armenian we(k)še(w)ero- →