Where does “நட்சத்திரம்” come from?
நட்சத்திரம் (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit नक्षत्र, from Sanskrit क्षत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kṣatrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšatrám, from Proto-Indo-European tk-e-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
நட்சத்திரம் (Tamil): star; any of the twenty-seven lunar...
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- star; any of the twenty-seven lunar...
Ancestry of “நட்சத்திரம்”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | नक्षत्र | a star or any heavenly body; the Sun; an asterism... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | क्षत्र | dominion, supremacy, power, might; government,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kṣatrám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšatrám | kingdom, dominion, empire; rule, reign |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tk-e-tróm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |