Where does “การใช้บังคับ” come from?

การใช้บังคับ (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 “การใช้บังคับ”, step by step

การใช้บังคับ 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 ใช้บังคับ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ใช้บังคับ	to apply; to be or become applicable; to be or...
2	Thai	บังคับ	command; control; domination; jurisdiction;...
3	Khmer	បង្គាប់	order; command; to order; to command, to instruct
4	Khmer	គាប	to press, compress, pinch, hold by means of...
5	Min Nan	掐	pinch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →