Where does “การอยู่” come from?

การอยู่ (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.

การอยู่ (Thai): Abstract noun of อยู่

Definitions

  1. Abstract noun of อยู่

Ancestry of “การอยู่”, step by step

การอยู่ 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 อยู่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอยู่to dwell, to live, to reside; to remain, to stay;...
2Proto-Taiˀjuːᴮto be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →