Where does “तारउ” come from?

तारउ (Old Indo-Aryan) comes from Sanskrit तारक, from Sanskrit तारा, from Sanskrit त, from Sanskrit स्तृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Ancestry of “तारउ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतारकsomeone or something which delivers, "in the...
2Sanskritताराa fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...
3Sanskritthis; that
4Sanskritस्तृa star
5Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́