Where does “ธิดา” come from?
ธิดา (Thai) comes from Sanskrit धीता, from Pali dhītā, from Sanskrit धयति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.
ธิดา (Thai): daughter
Ancestry of “ธิดา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | धीता | daughter |
| 2 | Pali | dhītā | daughter |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धयति | to suck, drink, suck or drink in; to absorb,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰáyati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰáyati | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |