Where does “กรมธรรม์” come from?

กรมธรรม์ (Thai) comes from Thai กรม, from Sanskrit कर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

กรมธรรม์ (Thai): document embodying a contract; policy: document...

Definitions

  1. document embodying a contract; policy: document...

Ancestry of “กรมธรรม์”, step by step

กรมธรรม์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กรม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกรมthe plant "Aporosa villosa" Baill. of the family...
2Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Thai ธรรม์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiธรรม์law; regulation; rule
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Sanskrit कर्म