Where does “การลอยตัว” come from?

การลอยตัว (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 “การลอยตัว”, step by step

การลอยตัว 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 ลอยตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลอยตัวto float; to fly; to suspend; to hang; to rest or...
2Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
3Old Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार