Where does “ពេទ្យ” come from?

ពេទ្យ (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ពេទ្យ (Khmer): doctor; physician

Definitions

  1. doctor; physician

Ancestry of “ពេទ្យ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
2Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ពេទ្យ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →
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