Where does “การอ้างอิง” come from?
การอ้างอิง (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 “การอ้างอิง”, step by step
การอ้างอิง 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 อ้างอิง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อ้างอิง | to cite; to refer to; to quote |
| 2 | Thai | อิง | to lean on; to rest against |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ʔiːŋᴬ | — |