Where does “เภสัชศาสตร์” come from?

เภสัชศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai เภสัช, from Pali bhesajja, from Sanskrit भैषज्य, from Sanskrit भिषज्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰišáȷ́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiš- — to, heal cure; medicine, medicinal herb.

เภสัชศาสตร์ (Thai): pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacy

Definitions

  1. pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacy

Ancestry of “เภสัชศาสตร์”, step by step

เภสัชศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เภสัช

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเภสัชmedicine, drug
2Palibhesajjamedicine, remedy
3Sanskritभैषज्यcurativeness, healing efficacy, ability to cure...
4Sanskritभिषज्a healer, a physician; to heal, to cure
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰišáȷ́physician, healer
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰiš-to, heal cure; medicine, medicinal herb

via Thai ศาสตร์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศาสตร์science; field or branch of knowledge; -ology
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰiš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰišáȷ́Every word from Sanskrit भिषज्
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