Where does “استري” come from?
استري (Sindhi) comes from Gujarati ઇસ્ત્રી, from Gujarati સ્ત્રી, from Sanskrit स्त्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian stríH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
استري (Sindhi): clothes iron, flatiron
Definitions
- clothes iron, flatiron
Ancestry of “استري”, step by step
استري traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Gujarati ઇસ્ત્રી
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ઇસ્ત્રી | clothes iron, flatiron, a hand-held tool used to smooth out wrinkles in clothes |
| 2 | Gujarati | સ્ત્રી | woman, female |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्त्री | a woman, female; wife; the female of any animal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | stríH | a woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Urdu استری
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urdu | استری | iron, clothes iron |