Where does “ศพ” come from?
ศพ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit शव, from Proto-Dravidian *caH-.
ศพ (Thai): dead body: corpse, remains, cadaver, etc
Definitions
- dead body: corpse, remains, cadaver, etc
Ancestry of “ศพ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शव | a corpse, dead body; corpse, dead body |
| 2 | Proto-Dravidian | *caH- | — |