Where does “स्तृ” come from?

स्तृ (Sanskrit) 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.

स्तृ (Sanskrit): a star

Definitions

  1. a star

Ancestry of “स्तृ”, 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 “स्तृ”

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