Where does “วรรณกรรม” come from?
วรรณกรรม (Thai) comes from Thai กรรม, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
วรรณกรรม (Thai): literature
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Ancestry of “วรรณกรรม”, step by step
วรรณกรรม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai กรรม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กรรม | death; act; action; activity; conduct; deed;... |
| 2 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |