Where does “โหราศาสตร์” come from?

โหราศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai โหรา, from Sanskrit होतृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáwtā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

โหราศาสตร์ (Thai): astrology

Definitions

  1. astrology

Ancestry of “โหราศาสตร์”, step by step

โหราศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โหรา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiโหราSynonym of โหร
2Sanskritहोतृan offerer of an oblation or yajna, sacrificer,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰáwtāpriest, offerer of oblations
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéw-tōrpourer
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s

via Thai ศาสตร์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศาสตร์science; field or branch of knowledge; -ology
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -tōrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tōr