Where does “ផ្ទះសព” come from?

ផ្ទះសព (Khmer) comes from Khmer សព, from Sanskrit शव, from Proto-Dravidian *caH- — to die.

ផ្ទះសព (Khmer): morgue, mortuary

Definitions

  1. morgue, mortuary

Ancestry of “ផ្ទះសព”, step by step

ផ្ទះសព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer សព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសពcorpse
2Sanskritशवa corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body
3Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die

via Khmer ផ្ទះ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerផ្ទះhouse, residence; home, family; building
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH- →Every word from Sanskrit शव →Every word from Khmer សព →