Where does “แพศย์” come from?
แพศย์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit वैश्य, from Sanskrit विश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European wéyḱs ~ wiḱés, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
แพศย์ (Thai): vaiśya: those who trade, the merchant and peasant class, being one of the four social classes in the society, the other classes being พราหมณ์, กษัตริย์, and ศูทร
Definitions
- vaiśya: those who trade, the merchant and peasant class, being one of the four social classes in the society, the other classes being พราหมณ์, กษัตริย์, and ศูทร
Ancestry of “แพศย์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वैश्य | belonging to a Vaishya; literally from root √viś... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | विश् | settlement, house; community, people, tribe;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wíćš | village; household |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wéyḱs ~ wiḱés | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |