Where does “เสียผี” come from?
เสียผี (Thai) comes from Thai ผี, from Proto-Tai priːᴬ — spirit.
เสียผี (Thai): to, by making offerings, apologise a deity or spirit for having breached a sexual taboo
Definitions
- to, by making offerings, apologise a deity or spirit for having breached a sexual taboo
Ancestry of “เสียผี”, step by step
เสียผี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ผี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ผี | deity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | priːᴬ | spirit |
via Thai เสีย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เสีย | to degenerate; to deteriorate; to worsen; to... |