Where does “สัตวแพทย์” come from?

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

สัตวแพทย์ (Thai): veterinarian

Definitions

  1. veterinarian

Ancestry of “สัตวแพทย์”, step by step

สัตวแพทย์ 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 สัตว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสัตว
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóydeEvery word from Sanskrit वेद