Where does “การลักลอบ” come from?

การลักลอบ (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 “การลักลอบ”, step by step

การลักลอบ 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 ลักลอบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลักลอบsecretly; stealthily
2Thaiลักto steal; to sneak; to smuggle
3Proto-Tai*C̬.lakᴰ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार