Where does “โรค” come from?
โรค (Thai) comes from Sanskrit रोग, from Hindi रज, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
โรค (Thai): disease; sickness
Ancestry of “โรค”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | रोग | ‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity,... |
| 2 | Hindi | रज | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |