Where does “การเย็บผ้า” come from?

การเย็บผ้า (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 “การเย็บผ้า”, step by step

การเย็บผ้า traces back through 3 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 เย็บ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเย็บto sew
2Proto-Taiɲepᴰto sew

via Thai ผ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผ้าcloth
2Old Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कार