Where does “ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ” come from?

ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಸ್ತ್ರೀ, from Sanskrit स्त्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ (Kannada): feminine gender

Definitions

  1. feminine gender

Ancestry of “ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ”, step by step

ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಿಂಗ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಸ್ತ್ರೀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಸ್ತ್ರೀa woman
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 Kannada ಲಿಂಗ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಲಿಂಗlingam
2Sanskritलिङ्गmark, spot, sign, token, badge, emblem,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH →