Where does “ឥត្ថី” come from?

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

ឥត្ថី (Khmer): woman, lady, female

Definitions

  1. woman, lady, female

Ancestry of “ឥត្ថី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliitthiwoman, female; wife
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH →