Where does “จักษุแพทย์” come from?

จักษุแพทย์ (Thai) comes from Thai จักษุ, from Sanskrit चक्षु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

จักษุแพทย์ (Thai): ophthalmologist

Definitions

  1. ophthalmologist

Ancestry of “จักษุแพทย์”, step by step

จักษุแพทย์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จักษุ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจักษุeye
2Sanskritचक्षुeye; name of a prince; the Oxus river
3Proto-Indo-Iraniančákšušthe eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷḱus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Thai แพทย์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแพทย์medical practitioner; physician; doctor
2Sanskritवैद्यdoctor; physician
3Sanskritवेदknowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷḱus →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čákšuš →