Where does “การชี้แจง” come from?

การชี้แจง (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 “การชี้แจง”, step by step

การชี้แจง 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 ชี้แจง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชี้แจงto explain; to clarify
2Thaiชี้to point: to direct something at, to, or upon something
3Proto-Taiɟiːᶜto point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार