Where does “stêr” come from?

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

stêr (Kurdish): star; star, celebrity

Definitions

  1. star; star, celebrity

Ancestry of “stêr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHstā́star
2Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́ →
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