Hindi · noun

तारा

tārā‘a star’
simplex — no productive affix

The same meaning in all five languages

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English
star
star
French
étoile
étoile
Hindi
ताराtārā
तारा
Telugu
నక్షత్రంnakṣatraṁ
నక్షత్రం
Tamil
நட்சத்திரம்naṭcattiram
நட்சத்திரம்
  • நட்சத்திரம்Tamil⟷నక్షత్రంTelugu· shared loan — both borrowed from the same source

How the graph explains it

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  1. 01तारा (tārā) is a Hindi noun with no productive affixal segmentation (simplex).1 step
    • rulerule:simplex
  2. 02Its meaning ('a star') can be approximated as HAVE(SEE, ABOVE, FAR) in the Suffeffix atom interlingua.4 steps
  3. 03तारा is inherited from Sanskrit तारा tārā ‘star’ (confidence 0.70).3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:star-skt-hi0.70
    • sourcecdial0.70
  4. 04तारा is cognate with en star (confidence 0.50) [contested].3 steps
    • rulerule:etymology-hop
    • edgeedge:star-cog0.50
    • sourcewatkins0.50
  5. 05Aligned forms: English star (translation equivalent); French étoile (translation equivalent); Tamil நட்சத்திரம் (naṭcattiram) (translation equivalent); Telugu నక్షత్రం (nakṣatraṁ) (translation equivalent).1 step
    • rulerule:alignment

Where it came from

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  1. तारा tārāSanskrit— inherited →तारा accepted
    cdial0.70
  2. starEnglish— cognate →तारा contested
    watkins0.50