Where does “dokter jiwa” come from?

dokter jiwa (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian dokter, from Dutch dokter, from Dutch doctor, from Middle Dutch doctor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

dokter jiwa (Indonesian): psychiatrist

Definitions

  1. psychiatrist

Ancestry of “dokter jiwa”, step by step

dokter jiwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian dokter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandokterdoctor, a physician; a member of the medical...
2Dutchdokterdoctor
3Dutchdoctordoctor (person who has attained a doctorate)
4Middle Dutchdoctor
5Latindoctorteacher, instructor; catechist
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Indonesian jiwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianjiwasoul (life, energy, vigour)
2Malayjiwasoul (life, energy, vigour)
3Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s