Where does “การอภิบาล” come from?

การอภิบาล (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 “การอภิบาล”, step by step

การอภิบาล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	อภิบาล	to guard, to protect, to take care, to look...
2	Pali	abhipāla	protector
3	Pali	pāla	keeper, guardian, protector
4	Sanskrit	पाल	guard, protector, keeper; herdsman; protector of...
5	Sanskrit	पालयति	to protect, guard, defend; to rule, govern; to...