Where does “शल्यचिकित्सक” come from?

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

शल्यचिकित्सक (Hindi): surgeon

Definitions

  1. surgeon

Ancestry of “शल्यचिकित्सक”, step by step

शल्यचिकित्सक traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi चिकित्सक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचिकित्सकphysician, doctor
2Sanskritचिकित्सकdoctor, physician
3Sanskritचिकित्साmedical attendance, practice or science of...
4Sanskritचित्API 1 P; comprehend
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

via Hindi शल्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशल्यblade; surgical tool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- →Every word from Sanskrit चित् →Every word from Sanskrit चिकित्सा →