Where does “โจรกรรม” come from?

โจรกรรม (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.

โจรกรรม (Thai): theft; piracy

Definitions

  1. theft; piracy

Ancestry of “โจรกรรม”, step by step

โจรกรรม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กรรม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกรรมdeath; act; action; activity; conduct; deed;...
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Thai โจร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโจรthief
2Sanskritचोरthief, robber
3Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kármaEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma