Where does “ទេពី” come from?

ទេពី (Khmer) comes from Pali devī, from Sanskrit देवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáywiH, from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ទេពី (Khmer): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “ទេពី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidevīgoddess, female deity
2Sanskritदेवीfemale deity, goddess
3Proto-Indo-IraniandáywiH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéywih₂goddess
5Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déywih₂ →