Where does “ฌาปนกิจ” come from?

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

ฌาปนกิจ (Thai): cremation

Definitions

  1. cremation

Ancestry of “ฌาปนกิจ”, step by step

ฌาปนกิจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กิจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกิจduty; work
2Palikiccathat which ought to be done; duty, obligation;...
3Sanskritकृत्य‘to be done or performed’; practicable, feasible;...
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Thai ฌาปน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฌาปนfuneral; cremation
2Palijhāpanasetting fire to; funeral, cremation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कृत्य →