Where does “การทาน” come from?

การทาน (Thai) comes from Thai ทาน, from Pali dāna, from Sanskrit दान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

การทาน (Thai): Abstract noun of ทาน

Definitions

  1. Abstract noun of ทาน

Ancestry of “การทาน”, step by step

การทาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทานalms; donation; gift
2Palidānagift; charity; alms
3Sanskritदानgift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...
4Proto-Indo-IraniandáHnamgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

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 deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam →