Where does “ต่างเพศ” come from?

ต่างเพศ (Thai) comes from Thai เพศ, from Sanskrit वेष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wáyṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European wéys-os, from Proto-Indo-European weys- — to raise, increase; to produce, procreate.

ต่างเพศ (Thai): of the opposite sex

Definitions

  1. of the opposite sex

Ancestry of “ต่างเพศ”, step by step

ต่างเพศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เพศ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเพศgender; sex; gender; clothing; costume; dress
2Sanskritवेषdress, garment
3Proto-Indo-Aryanwáyṣas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwáyšas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéys-os—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

via Thai ต่าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่างa shoulder pole carried by a beast of burden; to...
2Proto-Taitaːŋᴮ—

Words derived from “ต่างเพศ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéys-os →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wáyšas →