Where does “शव” come from?

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

शव (Sanskrit): a corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body

Definitions

  1. a corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body

Ancestry of “शव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die

Words derived from “शव

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH-