Where does “ภาควิชา” come from?
ภาควิชา (Thai) comes from Thai วิชา, from Pali vijjā, from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
ภาควิชา (Thai): department (in a university)
Definitions
- department (in a university)
Ancestry of “ภาควิชา”, step by step
ภาควิชา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วิชา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | วิชา | subject; knowledge |
| 2 | Pali | vijjā | higher knowledge, science |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
via Thai ภาค
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ภาค | luck; good luck; good fortune; part; section;... |
| 2 | Pali | bhāgī | partner; party |