Where does “स्त्रीधन” come from?

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

स्त्रीधन (Sanskrit): women's wealth, a wife's peculiar property (said to be of six kinds: अध्यग्निक, अध्यावाहनिक, आधिवेदनिक, प्रीतिदत्त, शुल्क, अन्वाधेय)

Definitions

  1. women's wealth, a wife's peculiar property (said to be of six kinds: अध्यग्निक, अध्यावाहनिक, आधिवेदनिक, प्रीतिदत्त, शुल्क, अन्वाधेय)

Ancestry of “स्त्रीधन”, step by step

स्त्रीधन 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 Sanskrit धन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधनthe prize of a contest; booty; contest, strife;...
2Sanskritधन्cl.1 P. धनति, to sound L; cl.3 P. दधन्ति. to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “स्त्रीधन”

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