Where does “ไล่ผี” come from?

ไล่ผี (Thai) comes from Thai ผี, from Proto-Tai priːᴬ — spirit.

ไล่ผี (Thai): to exorcise

Definitions

  1. to exorcise

Ancestry of “ไล่ผี”, step by step

ไล่ผี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ผี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผีdeity; god; dead body; corpse; remains; ghost;...
2Proto-Taipriːᴬspirit

via Thai ไล่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไล่To chase, pursue, drive off
2Proto-Tailajᴮ—
Every word from Proto-Tai priːᴬ →Every word from Thai ผี →