Where does “กรรมาชีพ” come from?

กรรมาชีพ (Thai) comes from Thai กรรม, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

กรรมาชีพ (Thai): proletarian; proletariat

Definitions

  1. proletarian; proletariat

Ancestry of “กรรมาชีพ”, step by step

กรรมาชีพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กรรม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกรรมdeath; act; action; activity; conduct; deed;...
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Thai อาชีพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอาชีพlivelihood; making a living; profession;...
2Paliājīvalivelihood; mode of living; living; subsistence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma