Where does “การส่งไม้ต่อ” come from?

การส่งไม้ต่อ (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 “การส่งไม้ต่อ”, step by step

การส่งไม้ต่อ 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 ส่งไม้ต่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiส่งไม้ต่อto let someone do or be something as one's successor; to pass (a role, position, office, etc) to someone; to pass (on) the torch
2Thaiส่งto send; to deliver; to drop off; to see off
3Proto-Southwestern Taisoŋᴮ¹to send; to conduct
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →