Where does “การบูชา” come from?

การบูชา (Thai) comes from Thai บูชา, from Pali pūjā, from Sanskrit पूजा, from Sanskrit पूज्, from Hindi पच, from Hindi पेच, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.

Ancestry of “การบูชา”, step by step

การบูชา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บูชา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบูชาworship; respect
2Palipūjāveneration; homage; devotional offering
3Sanskritपूजाworship; veneration; adoration of a god
4Sanskritपूज्to worship, revere, honor, respect, regard
5Hindiपच
6Hindiपेचscrew; an intricate matter
7Persianپیچcurve, curvature; twist, curl; screw
8Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child
9Middle Armenianբիճbastard, illegitimate child

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

Words derived from “การบูชา

Every word from Middle Armenian բիճEvery word from Armenian բիճEvery word from Persian پیچ