Where does “การบัญชา” come from?

การบัญชา (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 “การบัญชา”, step by step

การบัญชา 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 บัญชา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัญชาcommand; order; instruction; to command; to...
2Old Khmerpañjā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार