Where does “การจีบ” come from?

การจีบ (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.

การจีบ (Thai): Abstract noun of จีบ

Definitions

  1. Abstract noun of จีบ

Ancestry of “การจีบ”, step by step

การจีบ 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 จีบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจีบto pleat; to fold; to crimp; to flirt; to court
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार