Where does “วีรสตรี” come from?

วีรสตรี (Thai) comes from Thai วีร, from Pali vīra, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

วีรสตรี (Thai): heroine

Definitions

  1. heroine

Ancestry of “วีรสตรี”, step by step

วีรสตรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วีร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวีรbrave; heroic
2Palivīrabrave; heroic; hero
3Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Thai สตรี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสตรีwoman
2Sanskritस्त्रीa woman, female; wife; the female of any animal
3Proto-Indo-IranianstríHa woman
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás →