Where does “นักวิจัย” come from?
นักวิจัย (Thai) comes from Thai วิจัย, from Pali vicaya, from Sanskrit विचय, from Sanskrit चय, from Sanskrit चि, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
นักวิจัย (Thai): researcher
Definitions
- researcher
Ancestry of “นักวิจัย”, step by step
นักวิจัย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วิจัย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วิจัย | collection; compilation; assemblage; accumulation; gathering |
| 2 | Pali | vicaya | search, investigation, examination |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विचय | gathering or putting together, arrangement, enumeration |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चय | collecting |
| 5 | Sanskrit | चि | to observe, perceive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |