Where does “ศิลปศาสตร์” come from?

ศิลปศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.

ศิลปศาสตร์ (Thai): liberal arts; the arts traditionally taught prior...

Definitions

  1. liberal arts; the arts traditionally taught prior...

Ancestry of “ศิลปศาสตร์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
2Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra →Every word from Sanskrit शास्त्र →