Where does “ਇਸਤਰੀ” come from?

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

ਇਸਤਰੀ (Punjabi): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “ਇਸਤਰੀ”, step by step

ਇਸਤਰੀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्त्री

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

via Hindi इस्त्री

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiइस्त्रीiron, press
2Portugueseestirarto stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH →