Where does “การข้าม” come from?

การข้าม (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.

การข้าม (Thai): crossing, passing over

Definitions

  1. crossing, passing over

Ancestry of “การข้าม”, step by step

การข้าม 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 ข้าม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้ามto cross; to skip
2Proto-Taiχaːmᶜto cross
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →