Where does “ᠣᡴᡨᠣᠰᡳ” come from?

ᠣᡴᡨᠣᠰᡳ (Manchu) comes from Manchu ᠣᡴᡨᠣ, from Proto-Tungusic okta — medicine.

ᠣᡴᡨᠣᠰᡳ (Manchu): doctor

Definitions

  1. doctor

Ancestry of “ᠣᡴᡨᠣᠰᡳ”, step by step

ᠣᡴᡨᠣᠰᡳ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manchu ᠣᡴᡨᠣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchuᠣᡴᡨᠣmedicine
2Proto-Tungusicoktamedicine

via Manchu ᠊ᠰᡳ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manchu᠊ᠰᡳUsed to form nouns both from verbs and nouns, designating people according to their skills, occupations, ranks, trades, and business
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