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Where does “ठग” come from?

ठग (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕.

ठग (Hindi): swindler, fraud, cheat; thug

Definitions

  1. swindler, fraud, cheat; thug

Ancestry of “ठग”, step by step

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Words derived from “ठग”

  • thug
  • thuggish
  • thuggery
  • thugging
  • thuggishness
  • thuggy
  • thuglike
  • thuggishly
  • thugdom
  • thuglet
  • thugness
  • cyberthug
  • thugette
  • thugification
  • ठगी
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