Where does “înstela” come from?

înstela (Romanian) comes from Romanian stea, from Romanian steauă, from Romanian steală, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

înstela (Romanian): to become covered in stars

Definitions

  1. to become covered in stars

Ancestry of “înstela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansteastar; third-person singular present subjunctive...
2Romaniansteauă—
3Romaniansteală—
4Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
5Proto-Italicstērolāstar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “înstela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic stērolā →