Where does “sitar” come from?
sitar (Cebuano) comes from English sitar, from Hindi सितार, from Arabic ستار, from Persian سهتار, from Persian سه, from Old Persian 𐏂, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas.
sitar (Cebuano): to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or...
Definitions
- to accost; to approach and speak to boldly or...
Ancestry of “sitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sitar | A Hindustani/Indian classical stringed... |
| 2 | Hindi | सितार | sitar; zither |
| 3 | Arabic | ستار | veil; screen; curtain |
| 4 | Persian | سهتار | setar |
| 5 | Persian | سه | API •; three; black |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐏂 | The thirty-fifth letter of the Old Persian cuneiform script |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | θráyah | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |