Where does “त” come from?

त (Sanskrit) comes 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.

त (Sanskrit): this; that

Definitions

  1. this; that

Ancestry of “त”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्तृa star
2Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “त”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́ →