Where does “การสัญญา” come from?

การสัญญา (Thai) comes from Thai สัญญา, from Pali saññā, from Sanskrit संज्ञा, from Sanskrit ज्ञा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Ancestry of “การสัญญา”, step by step

การสัญญา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สัญญา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสัญญาsign: mark, symbol; emblem, token; signal,...
2Palisaññāawareness
3Sanskritसंज्ञाto agree together, be of the same opinion, be in...
4Sanskritज्ञाto know
5Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́naH-
6Proto-Indo-IranianǰnaH-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰnaH-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́naH-
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