Where does “sitarist” come from?
sitarist (English) 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.
sitarist (English): Someone who plays a sitar
Definitions
- Someone who plays a sitar
Ancestry of “sitarist”, 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 | — |