Where does “การเลี้ยง” come from?
การเลี้ยง (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 “การเลี้ยง”, step by step
การเลี้ยง 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 เลี้ยง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เลี้ยง | to maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *liəŋꟲ | — |
| 3 | Old Chinese | 養 | — |