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Where does “รักต่างเพศ” come from?

รักต่างเพศ (Thai) comes from Thai ต่างเพศ, 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.

รักต่างเพศ (Thai): heterosexuality

Definitions

  1. heterosexuality

Ancestry of “รักต่างเพศ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่างเพศof the opposite sex
2Thaiเพศgender; sex; gender; clothing; costume; dress
3Sanskritवेषdress, garment
4Proto-Indo-Aryanwáyṣas—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwáyšas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéys-os—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate
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