Where does “ความท้าทาย” come from?

ความท้าทาย (Thai) comes from Thai ท้าทาย, from Thai ทาย, from Pali dāya, from Sanskrit दाय, from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “ความท้าทาย”, step by step

ความท้าทาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ท้าทาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiท้าทายto challenge: to summon to a contest of skill, strength, etc; to call into question; to defy
2Thaiทายto divine; to prophesy; to predict
3Palidāya—
4Sanskritदायgift, present, donation
5Sanskritदाa giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow
6Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH- →Every word from Sanskrit दा →