Where does “การเตรียมตัว” come from?

การเตรียมตัว (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 “การเตรียมตัว”, step by step

การเตรียมตัว 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 เตรียมตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเตรียมตัวto prepare (oneself for something); to make (oneself) ready or to get ready (for something); to brace (oneself) up; to build (oneself) up
2Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
3Old Chinese頭—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →