Where does “ผีเสื้อราตรี” come from?

ผีเสื้อราตรี (Thai) comes from Thai ราตรี, from Sanskrit रात्रि, from Sanskrit रात्री, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂.

ผีเสื้อราตรี (Thai): lady of the night

Definitions

  1. lady of the night

Ancestry of “ผีเสื้อราตรี”, step by step

ผีเสื้อราตรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ราตรี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiราตรีnight; nighttime
2Sanskritरात्रिnight
3Sanskritरात्रीnight
4Proto-Indo-IranianHráHtriHstillness of night
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁trih₂—

via Thai ผีเสื้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผีเสื้อtutelar spirit; butterfly: insect of the order...
2Thaiผีdeity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;...
3Proto-Taipriːᴬspirit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁trih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráHtriH →Every word from Sanskrit रात्री →