Where does “শব” come from?

শব (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit शव, from Proto-Dravidian *caH- — to die.

শব (Bengali): dead body, corpse

Definitions

  1. dead body, corpse

Ancestry of “শব”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritशवa corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body
2Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH- →Every word from Sanskrit शव →