Where does “กิจ” come from?

กิจ (Thai) comes from Pali kicca, from Sanskrit कृत्य, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

กิจ (Thai): duty; work

Definitions

  1. duty; work

Ancestry of “กิจ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikiccathat which ought to be done; duty, obligation;...
2Sanskritकृत्य‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “กิจ”

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