Where does “โรงพยาบาล” come from?

โรงพยาบาล (Thai) comes from Thai โรง, from Malay ruang — An area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming.

โรงพยาบาล (Thai): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “โรงพยาบาล”, step by step

โรงพยาบาล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรงbuilding or structure, especially one roofed or...
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming

via Thai พยาบาล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพยาบาลto support, to aid, to assist; to take care (of), to look after; to guard, to protect
2Sanskritव्यापारservice; serving

Words derived from “โรงพยาบาล

Every word from Malay ruangEvery word from Thai โรง