Where does “चोरी” come from?
चोरी (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀻, from Sanskrit चौरिका, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.
चोरी (Hindi): theft
Ancestry of “चोरी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀻 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चौरिका | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चुर् | to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear |