Where does “การลงโทษ” come from?

การลงโทษ (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 “การลงโทษ”, step by step

การลงโทษ 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 ลงโทษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลงโทษto inflict or impose as a penalty
2Thaiโทษpunishment; penalty; crime; fault; mistake;...
3Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas
5Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार