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Where does “क़सूर” come from?

क़सूर (Hindi) comes from Arabic قُصُور, from Arabic قَصْر, from Aramaic קַצְרָא, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

क़सूर (Hindi): fault, offence, failing; guilt

Definitions

  1. fault, offence, failing; guilt

Ancestry of “क़सूर”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُصُور—
2Arabicقَصْرcastle; the palaces
3Aramaicקַצְרָא—
4Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
5Proto-Italickastromknife
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
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