Where does “การหาเสียง” come from?

การหาเสียง (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 “การหาเสียง”, step by step

การหาเสียง 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 หาเสียง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหาเสียงto win voter support, as through electoral campaigns
2Thaiเสียงsound, including voice, a sensation perceived by...
3Proto-Southwestern Tai*siəŋᴬ¹
4Middle Chinesesound, voice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार