Where does “ทำศพ” come from?

ทำศพ (Thai) comes from Thai ศพ, from Sanskrit शव, from Proto-Dravidian *caH- — to die.

ทำศพ (Thai): to dispose of or deal with a corpse, especially through a proper funeral rite

Definitions

  1. to dispose of or deal with a corpse, especially through a proper funeral rite

Ancestry of “ทำศพ”, step by step

ทำศพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศพdead body: corpse, remains, cadaver, etc
2Sanskritशवa corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body
3Proto-Dravidian*caH-to die

via Thai ทำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทำto make; to do; to perform; to conduct; to carry...
2Thaiกระทำto do; to perform; to carry out

Words derived from “ทำศพ”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *caH- →Every word from Sanskrit शव →Every word from Thai ศพ →