Where does “ตายห่า” come from?

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

ตายห่า (Thai): to die in a great number at the same time, especially because of an epidemic

Definitions

  1. to die in a great number at the same time, especially because of an epidemic

Ancestry of “ตายห่า”, step by step

ตายห่า traces back through two 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 ห่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiห่าa type of ghost or spirit believed to be...
2Proto-Tairaːᴮepidemic
Every word from Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *taːjᴬ² →Every word from Thai ตาย →