Where does “पुच्छल तारा” come from?

पुच्छल तारा (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.

पुच्छल तारा (Hindi): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “पुच्छल तारा”, step by step

पुच्छल तारा 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 पुच्छल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपुच्छलtailed, having a tail
2Sanskritपुच्छtail; hind-part
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpúsćastail
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱsos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́