Where does “การเข้าเฝ้า” come from?

การเข้าเฝ้า (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 “การเข้าเฝ้า”, step by step

การเข้าเฝ้า 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 เข้าเฝ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเข้าเฝ้าto have an audience (with), to enter the presence (of), to present oneself (before), to meet, or to see (a god, high priest, or royal person)
2Thaiเข้าto move in or inwards: to come in, to go in, to...
3Proto-Tai*χawꟲto enter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →