Where does “กฤตยา” come from?

กฤตยา (Thai) comes from Thai เกียรติ, from Sanskrit कीर्ति, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

กฤตยา (Thai): black art; black magic; occult science

Definitions

  1. black art; black magic; occult science

Ancestry of “กฤตยา”, step by step

กฤตยา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เกียรติ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเกียรติfame; prestige; reputation; honor; glory;...
2Sanskritकीर्तिmention, making mention of, speech, report; good...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Sanskrit कृत्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृत्या—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कीर्ति →