Where does “ಶವ” come from?

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

ಶವ (Kannada): corpse, dead body

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body

Ancestry of “ಶವ”, 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 →