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Where does “𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼” come from?

𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (Old Persian) 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.

𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (Old Persian): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHstā́star
2Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼”

  • सितारा
  • ستاره
  • ستارہ
  • ستاره
  • ਸਿਤਾਰਾ
  • ستارہ
  • stl
  • stʾlk'
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