Where does “ການແປ” come from?

ການແປ (Lao) comes from Lao ການ, from Pali kāra, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ການແປ (Lao): translation

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Ancestry of “ການແປ”, step by step

ການແປ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ການ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoການwork, business; mission, responsibility, duty;...
2Palikāradeed; doing, manner; production, application
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Lao ແປ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແປthin, flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →