Where does “แพทย์หญิง” come from?

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

แพทย์หญิง (Thai): a female medical practitioner

Definitions

  1. a female medical practitioner

Ancestry of “แพทย์หญิง”, step by step

แพทย์หญิง 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 หญิง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหญิงwoman; female; used as a title for or term of...
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ʰɲiŋᴬ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Sanskrit वेद →