Where does “សាកសព” come from?

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

សាកសព (Khmer): corpse, dead body

Definitions

  1. corpse, dead body

Ancestry of “សាកសព”, step by step

សាកសព 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 សាក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសាកto try, to test, to check, to verify
2Thaiซากcarcass
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH- →Every word from Sanskrit शव →Every word from Khmer សព →