Where does “การตกทอด” come from?

การตกทอด (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 “การตกทอด”, step by step

การตกทอด 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 ตกทอด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตกทอดto devolve (on an heir); to pass on (to an heir); to hand down (to an heir)
2Thaiตกto fall; to drop
3Proto-Taitokᴰto drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार