Where does “ไสยศาสตร์” come from?

ไสยศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai ไสย, from Sanskrit शैव, from Sanskrit शिव, from Sanskrit शी, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

ไสยศาสตร์ (Thai): Hinduism

Definitions

  1. Hinduism

Ancestry of “ไสยศาสตร์”, step by step

ไสยศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไสย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiไสยHindu; Hinduism
2Sanskritशैवrelating to, belonging to, or sacred to Shiva; a...
3Sanskritशिवauspicious, favourable; happy, fortunate; m...
4Sanskritशीto lie down
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Thai ศาสตร์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศาสตร์science; field or branch of knowledge; -ology
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Sanskrit शी →Every word from Sanskrit शिव →