Where does “चिकित्सिका” come from?

चिकित्सिका (Hindi) comes from Hindi चिकित्सक, from Sanskrit चिकित्सक, from Sanskrit चिकित्सा, from Sanskrit चित्, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

चिकित्सिका (Hindi): (female) physician

Definitions

  1. (female) physician

Ancestry of “चिकित्सिका”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचिकित्सकphysician, doctor
2Sanskritचिकित्सकdoctor, physician
3Sanskritचिकित्साmedical attendance, practice or science of...
4Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →Every word from Sanskrit चित् →Every word from Sanskrit चिकित्सा →