Where does “इकतारा” come from?

इकतारा (Hindi) comes from Hindi तारा, from Sanskrit तारा, from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

इकतारा (Hindi): ektara, a one string instrument

Definitions

  1. ektara, a one string instrument

Ancestry of “इकतारा”, step by step

इकतारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi तारा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiताराstar; pupil; fate, destiny
2Sanskritताराa fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...
3Sanskritthis; that
4Sanskritस्तृa star
5Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Hindi इक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HindiइकAlternative form of एक
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́