Where does “เทพนารี” come from?

เทพนารี (Thai) comes from Thai เทพ, from Pali deva, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

เทพนารี (Thai): princess

Definitions

  1. princess

Ancestry of “เทพนารี”, step by step

เทพนารี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Thai นารี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนารีwoman
2Sanskritनारीwoman, wife; female or any object regarded as...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →