Where does “การมา” come from?

การมา (Thai) comes from Thai มา, from Pali mā, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

การมา (Thai): coming

Definitions

  1. coming

Ancestry of “การมา”, step by step

การมา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมาto move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive
2Palimādo not; mother; moon
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

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 meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →