Where does “स्त्री” come from?

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

स्त्री (Sanskrit): a woman, female; wife; the female of any animal

Definitions

  1. a woman, female; wife; the female of any animal

Ancestry of “स्त्री”, step by step

स्त्री traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianstríHa woman
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Indo-Iranian *stríH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*stríH—

Words derived from “स्त्री”

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