Where does “ขยะ” come from?

ขยะ (Thai) comes from Pali khaya, from Sanskrit क्षय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

ขยะ (Thai): garbage, rubbish, trash

Definitions

  1. garbage, rubbish, trash

Ancestry of “ขยะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikhayadecline, decadence; destruction; consumption
2Sanskritक्षयdecay, corrosion; ruin, destruction; diminution,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰayás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangžʰayás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish

Words derived from “ขยะ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gžʰayás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰayás →