Where does “तस्कर” come from?
तस्कर (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तस्कर, from Sanskrit तत्कर, from Sanskrit कर, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
Ancestry of “तस्कर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | तस्कर | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तत्कर | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर | doer, maker; hand; tax |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |