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
- sorry; excuse me; to apologize
Ancestry of “ขอโทษ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | โทษ | punishment; penalty; crime; fault; mistake;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | दोष | fault, deficiency; vice; blame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dáwšas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dew- | to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be... |