Where does “সিতারা” come from?

সিতারা (Bengali) comes from Classical Persian ستاره, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́r-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

সিতারা (Bengali): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “সিতারা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianستاره—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́r-—
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 Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́r- →