Where does “ดารา” come from?

ดารา (Thai) comes from Pali tārā, from Sanskrit तारक, from Sanskrit तारा, 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.

ดารา (Thai): star: heavenly body

Definitions

  1. star: heavenly body

Ancestry of “ดารา”, step by step

ดารา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali tārā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PalitārāThe Pali root tar
2Sanskritतारकsomeone or something which delivers, "in the...
3Sanskritताराa fixed star, asterism; the pupil of the eye; a...
4Sanskritthis; that
5Sanskritस्तृa star
6Proto-Indo-IranianHstā́star
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Proto-Malayic *dara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayic*daravirgin
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*daʀamaiden; virgin

Words derived from “ดารา

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hstā́