Where does “วิทยาคาร” come from?
วิทยาคาร (Thai) comes from Thai วิทยา, from Sanskrit विद्या, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
วิทยาคาร (Thai): school, college, academy
Ancestry of “วิทยาคาร”, step by step
วิทยาคาร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วิทยา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | วิทยา | science; knowledge; learning; philosophy; -logy |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विद्या | knowledge, wisdom; science, philosophy; an... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
via Thai อาคาร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อาคาร | building |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आगार | apartment, house, dwelling; a particular high... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ger- | to gather; flock, herd |