Where does “การกำกับ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “การกำกับ”, step by step

การกำกับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai การ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiการwork; matter; task; affair; prefixed to nouns to...
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 Thai กำกับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกำกับto supervise; to oversee; to superintend; to direct; to conduct; to regulate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार