Where does “*Hstā́” come from?

*Hstā́ (Iranian) comes from Indo-Iranian *Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Ancestry of “*Hstā́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*Hstā́—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “*Hstā́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Indo-Iranian *Hstā́ →
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