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Where does “တာရာ” come from?

တာရာ (Burmese) comes from Pali tārā, from Sanskrit तारक, from Sanskrit तारा, from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

တာရာ (Burmese): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “တာရာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitārā—
2Sanskritतारकsomeone or something which delivers, "in the...
3Sanskritताराa fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...
4Sanskritतthis; that
5Sanskritस्तृa star
6Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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