Where does “โรคจิต” come from?

โรคจิต (Thai) comes from Thai โรค, from Sanskrit रोग, from Hindi रज, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

โรคจิต (Thai): psychosis; mental disorder; mental illness;...

Definitions

  1. psychosis; mental disorder; mental illness;...

Ancestry of “โรคจิต”, step by step

โรคจิต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โรค

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรคdisease; sickness
2Sanskritरोग‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity,...
3Hindiरजdust, dirt, pollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Thai จิต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจิตmind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality
2Angkorian Old Khmercitta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Hindi रज →Every word from Sanskrit रोग →