Where does “การปิดสวิตช์” come from?

การปิดสวิตช์ (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 “การปิดสวิตช์”, step by step

การปิดสวิตช์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai การ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	การ	work; matter; task; affair; prefixed to nouns to...
2	Pali	kāra	deed; doing, manner; production, application
3	Sanskrit	कार	gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4	Sanskrit	कृ	to make
5	Proto-Indo-European	kʷer-	to do; to make; to build

via Thai ปิดสวิตช์

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ปิดสวิตช์	to switch off: to turn off a switch
2	Thai	สวิตช์	switch: device for turning on or off or directing an electric current or for making or breaking a circuit
3	English	switch	A device to turn electric current on and off or...
4	Middle Dutch	swijch	twig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →