Where does “นายแพทย์” come from?

นายแพทย์ (Thai) comes from Thai แพทย์, from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

นายแพทย์ (Thai): a male medical practitioner

Definitions

  1. a male medical practitioner

Ancestry of “นายแพทย์”, step by step

นายแพทย์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Thai นาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนายchief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of...
2Old Khmernāy—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →