Where does “การหย่า” come from?

การหย่า (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.

การหย่า (Thai): Abstract noun of หย่า

Definitions

  1. Abstract noun of หย่า

Ancestry of “การหย่า”, step by step

การหย่า 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 หย่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหย่าdivorce; discontinuation; to divorce
2Proto-Taiˀjaːᴮto quit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →