Where does “การอธิบาย” come from?

การอธิบาย (Thai) comes from Thai อธิบาย, from Pali adhippāya, from Pali adhi, from Sanskrit अधि, from Sanskrit इ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

การอธิบาย (Thai): explaining; explanation

Definitions

  1. explaining; explanation

Ancestry of “การอธิบาย”, step by step

การอธิบาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อธิบาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอธิบายto explain
2Paliadhippāyaintention
3Paliadhiup to; over; on
4Sanskritअधिover, above
5Sanskritइto go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

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 h₁éy- →Every word from Sanskrit इ →Every word from Sanskrit अधि →