Where does “การ” come from?

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

การ (Thai): work; matter; task; affair; prefixed to nouns to...

Definitions

  1. work; matter; task; affair; prefixed to nouns to...

Ancestry of “การ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “การ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →