Where does “Tara” come from?
Tara comes from Sanskrit तारा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstar-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-.
Tara (English): An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings
Definitions
- An Irish place name, associated with the Hill of Tara, seat of ancient Irish kings
Ancestry of “Tara”, step by step
Tara traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Maori tāra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maori | tāra | dollar, especially a New Zealand dollar |
| 2 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 3 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 4 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 5 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 6 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 7 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 8 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 9 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 10 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 11 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 14 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 15 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Spanish tara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tara | tare; defect, flaw, vice; deficiency |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | tara | — |
| 3 | Arabic | طَرْح | rubbish, refuse |
| 4 | Arabic | طَرَحَ | reject, deduct; to throw |
via Persian تارا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | تارا | star |