Where does “सितारा” come from?
सितारा (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian ستاره, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́r-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
सितारा (Hindi): star; fortune, luck; film star
Definitions
- star; fortune, luck; film star
Ancestry of “सितारा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | ستاره | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́r- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |