Where does “אסתר” come from?

אסתר (Hebrew) comes from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Ancestry of “אסתר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼star
2Proto-IranianHstā́star
3Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́ →