Where does “सप्तर्षि तारामंडल” come from?
सप्तर्षि तारामंडल (Hindi) comes from Hindi तारामंडल, 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.
सप्तर्षि तारामंडल (Hindi): Ursa Major
Definitions
- Ursa Major
Ancestry of “सप्तर्षि तारामंडल”, step by step
सप्तर्षि तारामंडल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi तारामंडल
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तारामंडल | constellation |
| 2 | Hindi | तारा | star; pupil; fate, destiny |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तारा | a fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | त | this; that |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्तृ | a star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Hindi सप्तर्षि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | सप्तर्षि | Saptarishi |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सप्तर्षि | Saptarshi. The seven seers of ancient India who are extolled in the Vedas, and other Hindu literature. They also authored the hymns of sūkta 107 from the ninth book of Ṛgveda.The Mahābhārata acknowledges the names of seven rishis as: Marīci, Atri, Aṅgirā, Pulaha, Kratu, Vasiṣṭha, Pulastya and Kaśyap |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सप्त | = सप्तन् |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | saptá | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | saptá | seven |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |