Where does “การกิน” come from?

การกิน (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.

การกิน (Thai): Abstract noun of กิน

Definitions

  1. Abstract noun of กิน

Ancestry of “การกิน”, step by step

การกิน 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 กิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกินto consume; to wrongfully accept, take, or...
2Proto-Taikɯɲᴬto eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →