Where does “शवपरीक्षा” come from?

शवपरीक्षा (Hindi) comes from Hindi परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्षा, from Sanskrit परीक्ष्, from Sanskrit परि-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

शवपरीक्षा (Hindi): post mortem, autopsy

Definitions

  1. post mortem, autopsy

Ancestry of “शवपरीक्षा”, step by step

शवपरीक्षा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi परीक्षा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपरीक्षाtest, examination
2Sanskritपरीक्षाinspection, investigation, examination, test,...
3Sanskritपरीक्ष्to look round, inspect carefully, try, examine,...
4Sanskritपरि-around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Hindi शव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiशवcorpse, dead body
2Sanskritशवa corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body
3Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Sanskrit परि-