Where does “ઇસ્ત્રી” come from?

ઇસ્ત્રી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati સ્ત્રી, from Sanskrit स्त्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ઇસ્ત્રી (Gujarati): clothes iron, flatiron, a hand-held tool used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes

Definitions

  1. clothes iron, flatiron, a hand-held tool used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes

Ancestry of “ઇસ્ત્રી”, step by step

ઇસ્ત્રી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati સ્ત્રી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiસ્ત્રીwoman, female
2Sanskritस्त्रीa woman, female; wife; the female of any animal
3Proto-Indo-IranianstríHa woman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Portuguese estirar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestirarto stretch

Words derived from “ઇસ્ત્રી”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH →