Where does “薩塔爾” come from?
薩塔爾 (Chinese) comes from Uyghur ساتار, from Persian سهتار, from Persian سه, from Old Persian 𐏂, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
薩塔爾 (Chinese): satar
Ancestry of “薩塔爾”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Uyghur | ساتار | satar, a bowed long-necked lute used as a... |
| 2 | Persian | سهتار | setar |
| 3 | Persian | سه | API •; three; black |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐏂 | — |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | θráyah | three |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tráyas | three |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |