Where does “ครุศาสตร์” come from?
ครุศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai ครุ, from Pali garu, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
ครุศาสตร์ (Thai): pedagogy
Ancestry of “ครุศาสตร์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ครุ | water bucket woven of bamboo; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Pali | garu | heavy; venerable; teacher |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |