Where does “ที่ทำการ” come from?

ที่ทำการ (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.

ที่ทำการ (Thai): office

Definitions

  1. office

Ancestry of “ที่ทำการ”, step by step

ที่ทำการ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Thai ที่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiที่at; to; on the site of; within; amidst; at the...
2Proto-Taidiːᴮplace, ground
3Middle Chinese地—

via Thai ทำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทำto make; to do; to perform; to conduct; to carry...
2Thaiกระทำto do; to perform; to carry out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →