Where does “การสวด” come from?

การสวด (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 “การสวด”, step by step

การสวด 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 สวด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสวดto recite; to chant; to intone; to scold; to...
2Old Khmersvatto recite; to chant; to intone
3Proto-Slavicsvatъfather of one of the newlyweds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार