Where does “តារាយាន” come from?

តារាយាន (Khmer) comes from Khmer តារា, from Pali tārā, from Sanskrit तारक, from Sanskrit तारा, from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

តារាយាន (Khmer): spaceship

Definitions

  1. spaceship

Ancestry of “តារាយាន”, step by step

តារាយាន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer តារា

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតារាstar
2PalitārāThe Pali root tar
3Sanskritतारकsomeone or something which delivers, "in the...
4Sanskritताराa fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...
5Sanskritतthis; that
6Sanskritस्तृa star
7Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Khmer យាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerយានvehicle; conveyance
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́ →