Where does “เทพธิดา” come from?

เทพธิดา (Thai) comes from Thai ธิดา, 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.

เทพธิดา (Thai): fairy; goddess

Definitions

  1. fairy; goddess

Ancestry of “เทพธิดา”, step by step

เทพธิดา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ธิดา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiธิดาdaughter
2Sanskritधीताdaughter
3Palidhītādaughter
4Sanskritधयतिto suck, drink, suck or drink in; to absorb,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryandʰáyati—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰáyati—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁(y)-e-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Thai เทพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเทพgod; deity; the Thai ecclesiastical rank above...
2Palidevagod; angel
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰáyati →