Where does “sitar” come from?

sitar (Portuguese) comes from Hindi सितार, from Arabic ستار, from Persian سه‌تار, from Persian سه, from Old Persian 𐏂, from Proto-Iranian θráyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

sitar (Portuguese): sitar Indian string instrument

Definitions

  1. sitar Indian string instrument

Ancestry of “sitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसितारsitar; zither
2Arabicستارveil; screen; curtain
3Persianسه‌تارsetar
4PersianسهAPI •; three; black
5Old Persian𐏂The thirty-fifth letter of the Old Persian cuneiform script
6Proto-Iranianθráyahthree
7Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →Every word from Proto-Iranian θráyah →