Where does “การสังเกต” come from?

การสังเกต (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 “การสังเกต”, step by step

การสังเกต 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 สังเกต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสังเกตto notice; to observe
2Hindiसंकेतsignal, indication, hint; a sign; mark,...
3Brajकतwhy, for what reason; where
4Sauraseni Apabhramsaकत्थ
5Sanskritकुतःwhence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार
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