Where does “การปกป้อง” come from?

การปกป้อง (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 “การปกป้อง”, step by step

การปกป้อง 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 ปกป้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปกป้องto protect; to defend; to guard; to safeguard
2Thaiป้องto cover, screen, shield, shade, block, or bar,...
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