Where does “ยาปฏิชีวนะ” come from?

ยาปฏิชีวนะ (Thai) comes from Thai ปฏิชีวนะ, from Thai ปฏิ, from Pali paṭi-, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ยาปฏิชีวนะ (Thai): antibiotics

Definitions

  1. antibiotics

Ancestry of “ยาปฏิชีวนะ”, step by step

ยาปฏิชีวนะ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปฏิชีวนะ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปฏิชีวนะantibiotic
2Thaiปฏิanti-; counter
3Palipaṭi-Verbal prefix
4Sanskritप्रति-around, upon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Thai ยา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยาmedicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette
2Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine
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