Where does “การยืน” come from?

การยืน (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.

การยืน (Thai): standing

Definitions

  1. standing

Ancestry of “การยืน”, step by step

การยืน 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 ยืน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยืนto stand; to remain, to stay; to endure, to last;...
2Proto-TaiC̥.ɟɯːnᴬto stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार
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