Where does “แพทย์” come from?
แพทย์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit वैद्य, from Sanskrit वेद, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
แพทย์ (Thai): medical practitioner; physician; doctor
Definitions
- medical practitioner; physician; doctor
Ancestry of “แพทย์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वैद्य | doctor; physician |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वेद | knowledge, true or sacred knowledge or lore,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “แพทย์”