Where does “Hstā́” come from?

Hstā́ (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Hstā́ (Proto-Iranian): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “Hstā́”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hstā́

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́