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Where does “तारामंडल” come from?

तारामंडल (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.

तारामंडल (Hindi): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “तारामंडल”, step by step

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