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Where does “भिषज्” come from?

भिषज् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰišáȷ́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiš- — to, heal cure; medicine, medicinal herb.

भिषज् (Sanskrit): a healer, a physician; to heal, to cure

Definitions

  1. a healer, a physician; to heal, to cure

Ancestry of “भिषज्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰišáȷ́physician, healer
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰiš-to, heal cure; medicine, medicinal herb

Words derived from “भिषज्”

  • เภสัชกร
  • भैषज्य
  • भिषक्
  • bhesajja
  • bhisakka
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