Where does “ขอโทษ” come from?

ขอโทษ (Thai) comes from Thai โทษ, from Sanskrit दोष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

ขอโทษ (Thai): sorry; excuse me; to apologize

Definitions

  1. sorry; excuse me; to apologize

Ancestry of “ขอโทษ”, step by step

ขอโทษ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โทษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโทษpunishment; penalty; crime; fault; mistake;...
2Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

via Thai ขอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขอhook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something
2Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook

Words derived from “ขอโทษ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas →Every word from Sanskrit दोष →