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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | การ | work; matter; task; affair; prefixed to nouns to... |
| 2 | Pali | kāra | deed; doing, manner; production, application |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Thai หาเสียง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | หาเสียง | to win voter support, as through electoral campaigns |
| 2 | Thai | เสียง | sound, including voice, a sensation perceived by... |
| 3 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *siəŋᴬ¹ | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 聲 | sound, voice |