Where does “tārā” come from?
tārā (Pali) 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 “tārā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | तारक | someone or something which delivers, "in the... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तारा | a fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त | this; that |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्तृ | a star |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hstā́ | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “tārā”