Where does “वसिष्ठ तारा” come from?
वसिष्ठ 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.
वसिष्ठ तारा (Hindi): Mizar, Zeta Ursae Majoris
Definitions
- Mizar, Zeta Ursae Majoris
Ancestry of “वसिष्ठ तारा”, step by step
वसिष्ठ तारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तारा
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तारा | star; pupil; fate, destiny |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तारा | a fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त | this; that |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्तृ | a star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Hindi वसिष्ठ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | वसिष्ठ | Vasishtha |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वसिष्ठ | best, most excellent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hwásištʰas | best, most excellent |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wésus | good, excellent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |