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

Definitions

  1. theft

Ancestry of “चोरी”, step by step

चोरी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀻

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑁄𑀭𑀻—
2Sanskritचौरिका—
3Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear

via Sanskrit चोर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचोरthief, robber

Words derived from “चोरी”

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