Where does “การวิพากษ์” come from?

การวิพากษ์ (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 “การวิพากษ์”, step by step

การวิพากษ์ 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 วิพากษ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวิพากษ์to criticize
2Sanskritविवक्षाquestion; doubt; etc
3Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार