Where does “รักษาการ” come from?

รักษาการ (Thai) comes from Thai รักษา, from Sanskrit रक्षा, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

รักษาการ (Thai): acting; caretaking; to assume office, duty,...

Definitions

  1. acting; caretaking; to assume office, duty,...

Ancestry of “รักษาการ”, step by step

รักษาการ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รักษา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรักษาto keep; to maintain; to preserve; to conserve
2Sanskritरक्षाthe act of protecting or guarding, protection,...
3Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
5Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

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

Words derived from “รักษาการ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-