Where does “chukar” come from?
chukar (English) comes from Hindi चकोर, from Sanskrit चकोर — The Greek partridge fabled to subsist on moon...
chukar (English): A species of partridge native to central Asia
Definitions
- A species of partridge native to central Asia
Ancestry of “chukar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | चकोर | the chukor |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चकोर | The Greek partridge fabled to subsist on moon... |