Where does “โทโทษ” come from?

โทโทษ (Thai) comes from Thai โทษ, from Sanskrit दोष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

โทโทษ (Thai): a kind of Thai word that is normally spelled with the first tone mark (ไม้เอก) but then spelled with the second tone mark (ไม้โท), in order to fit in the tone-forced poem (โคลง), and it is still pronounced the same. For example, ง่าย becomes หง้าย, เล่น becomes เหล้น. Some words are already the obso

Definitions

  1. a kind of Thai word that is normally spelled with the first tone mark (ไม้เอก) but then spelled with the second tone mark (ไม้โท), in order to fit in the tone-forced poem (โคลง), and it is still pronounced the same. For example, ง่าย becomes หง้าย, เล่น becomes เหล้น. Some words are already the obso

Ancestry of “โทโทษ”, step by step

โทโทษ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โทษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโทษpunishment; penalty; crime; fault; mistake;...
2Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

via Thai โท

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโทsecond; two
2Pre-Angkorian Old Khmerdotwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšasEvery word from Sanskrit दोष