Where does “तारा” come from?

तारा (Sanskrit) comes 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.

तारा (Sanskrit): a fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...

Definitions

  1. a fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...

Ancestry of “तारा”, step by step

तारा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतthis; that
2Sanskritस्तृa star
3Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́r-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́r-—

Words derived from “तारा”

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