Where does “curi” come from?

curi (Indonesian) comes from Malay curi, from Hindi चुराना, from Sanskrit चोरयति, from Sanskrit -यति, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “curi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycurito steal
2Hindiचुरानाto steal
3Sanskritचोरयतिto steal, rob, pilfer
4Sanskrit-यतिforms denominative verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “curi

Every word from Chichewa iye