Where does “การดำเนินคดี” come from?

การดำเนินคดี (Thai) comes from Thai ดำเนินคดี, from Thai คดี, from Old Khmer ក្តិ, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Ancestry of “การดำเนินคดี”, step by step

การดำเนินคดี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดำเนินคดี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดำเนินคดีto start, conduct, or carry out a legal proceeding
2Thaiคดีcase; lawsuit; story
3Old Khmerក្តិ
4Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis