English
Tārā
Tārā comes from Sanskrit तारा ‘star, asterism’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- ‘to be dry, to dry’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eHs-‘to be dry, to dry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’next step skipped: Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hstā́
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEतृtṛ‘star’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEताराtārā‘star, asterism’
- EnglishtodayTārā
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eHs-‘to be dry, to dry’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂stḗr‘star’next step skipped: Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hstā́
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEतृtṛ‘star’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEताराtārā‘star, asterism’
- EnglishtodayTārā
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- ‘to be dry, to dry’
are, ash, arent, arson, arid, ardent, azalea, ashy, ashen, areal, ardor, 6 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr ‘star’
star, disaster, sterling, stellar, stella, asteroid, astral, asterisk, aster, 24 more
Today it means
name a bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- / Tārā