Where does “stêrnasî” come from?
stêrnasî (Kurdish) comes from Northern Kurdish stêr, 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.
stêrnasî (Kurdish): astronomy
Ancestry of “stêrnasî”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Kurdish | stêr | star; star, celebrity |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |