Where does “ស្ត្រី” come from?

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

ស្ត្រី (Khmer): woman, lady, girl; women; the female sex

Definitions

  1. woman, lady, girl; women; the female sex

Ancestry of “ស្ត្រី”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ស្ត្រី”

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