Where does “ผีดิบ” come from?

ผีดิบ (Thai) comes from Thai ดิบ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdipᴰˢ³, from Proto-Tai C̥.dipᴰ — raw; not ripe.

ผีดิบ (Thai): dead body that is buried, as opposed to one that...

Definitions

  1. dead body that is buried, as opposed to one that...

Ancestry of “ผีดิบ”, step by step

ผีดิบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดิบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดิบraw, unprocessed; uncooked; unripe
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdipᴰˢ³—
3Proto-TaiC̥.dipᴰraw; not ripe

via Thai ผี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผีdeity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;...
2Proto-Taipriːᴬspirit
Every word from Proto-Tai C̥.dipᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdipᴰˢ³ →Every word from Thai ดิบ →