Where does “តាយហោង” come from?

តាយហោង (Khmer) comes from Thai ตายโหง, from Thai ตาย, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ², from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ — to die.

តាយហោង (Khmer): to die a violent or unnatural death

Definitions

  1. to die a violent or unnatural death

Ancestry of “តាយហោង”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตายโหงan exclamation of anger, contempt, disapproval,...
2Thaiตายto die: to cease to live; to be or become dead;...
3Proto-Southwestern Tai*taːjᴬ²—
4Proto-Tai*p.taːjᴬto die
Every word from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ² →Every word from Thai ตาย →
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