Where does “สาป” come from?
สาป (Thai) comes from Pali sāpa, from Old Javanese sa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
สาป (Thai): curse; to curse
Ancestry of “สาป”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | sāpa | — |
| 2 | Old Javanese | sa- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | əsa | one |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |