Where does “ความพิการ” come from?
ความพิการ (Thai) comes from Thai พิการ, from Pali vikāra, from Sanskrit विकार, from Sanskrit वि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wí, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
Ancestry of “ความพิการ”, step by step
ความพิการ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พิการ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พิการ | disabled; with disabilities; having disabilities |
| 2 | Pali | vikāra | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विकार | the syllable "vi"; change from natural state,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वि | apart; asunder; in different directions |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wí | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wí | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |