Where does “thug” come from?
Thug comes from Hindi ठग, traced through Ashokan Prakrit to Sanskrit स्थग and Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-, a root meaning to cover or conceal.
thug (English): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly...
Definitions
- Someone with an intimidating and unseemly...
Ancestry of “thug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | ठग | swindler, fraud, cheat; thug |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀞𑀕 | — |
Words derived from “thug”