Week 1Language
One Star, Eight Tongues
Caption
The word "star" has survived ~6,000 years across Eurasia.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr → Sanskrit tārā, Persian setāre (ستاره), Greek astḗr, Latin stella, English star, Armenian astł, Welsh seren.
Same star. Eight languages. One ancestor.
Short takes
Fun detail: Persian "setāre" looks nothing like "star" at a glance, but the s-t-r skeleton is the giveaway. Which word surprised you most? Drop your language's word for star below.
Poll: Which of these is your mother tongue's word for "star"?
Persian setāre / Hindi tārā / Spanish estrella / German Stern
