Where does “ശവം” come from?

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

ശവം (Malayalam): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “ശവം”, 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 →