Where does “વીજચોરી” come from?

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

વીજચોરી (Gujarati): electric theft

Definitions

  1. electric theft

Ancestry of “વીજચોરી”, step by step

વીજચોરી 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 વીજ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવીજ
Every word from Sanskrit चुर्Every word from Sanskrit चौरिकाEvery word from Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀺𑀆
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