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