Where does “કરચોરી” come from?

કરચોરી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ચોરી, from Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀆, from Sanskrit चौरिका, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.

કરચોરી (Gujarati): tax evasion

Definitions

  1. tax evasion

Ancestry of “કરચોરી”, step by step

કરચોરી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati ચોરી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiચોરીtheft, burglary
2Prakrit𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀆—
3Sanskritचौरिका—
4Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear

via Gujarati કર

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiકર—
Every word from Sanskrit चुर् →Every word from Sanskrit चौरिका →Every word from Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀆 →