Where does “ล่วงลับ” come from?

ล่วงลับ (Thai) comes from Thai ลับ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ — to sharpen; hidden; secret.

ล่วงลับ (Thai): to die; to be dead

Definitions

  1. to die; to be dead

Ancestry of “ล่วงลับ”, step by step

ล่วงลับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลับto sharpen; hidden from sight; secret
2Proto-Southwestern Tailapᴰ²ˢto sharpen; hidden; secret

via Thai ล่วง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiล่วงto pass; to exceed; to go beyond
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai lapᴰ²ˢ →Every word from Thai ลับ →