Folio § stêr

Stêr

Star

Gender: Girl
Origin: Nature
Pronunciation guide: STAYR

The story of the name

Stars play a central role in Kurdish poetry and folklore. An old, timeless name.

Etymology

Root: stêr · Kurmancî

Stêr is the bare form; stêrk the more common variant carrying the diminutive -k. Both descend from PIE h₂stḗr-, the same root behind English star and Latin stella.

Name family

Stêrk · cognate
Tara · cognate — star — Sanskrit/Persian

Linguistic parallels

Stella Latin — Samma indoeuropeiska rot
Star Engelska — Samma rot
Setareh Persiska — Samma rot

nature
sky

Updated: 2026-05-02