Where does “เภสัชกร” come from?

เภสัชกร (Thai) comes from Pali kāra, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

เภสัชกร (Thai): pharmacist; chemist

Definitions

  1. pharmacist; chemist

Ancestry of “เภสัชกร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikāradeed; doing, manner; production, application
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →