Where does “ฆ่าตัวตาย” come from?

ฆ่าตัวตาย (Thai) comes from Thai ตาย, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ², from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ — to die.

ฆ่าตัวตาย (Thai): to commit suicide

Definitions

  1. to commit suicide

Ancestry of “ฆ่าตัวตาย”, step by step

ฆ่าตัวตาย traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตายto die: to cease to live; to be or become dead;...
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*taːjᴬ²—
3Proto-Tai*p.taːjᴬto die

via Thai ตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
2Old Chinese頭—

via Thai ฆ่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฆ่าto kill; to put an end to; to get rid of; to...
2Proto-Tai*qaːꟲto kill

Words derived from “ฆ่าตัวตาย”

Every word from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ² →Every word from Thai ตาย →