Where does “curian” come from?
curian (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian curi, 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.
curian (Indonesian): stolen
Definitions
- stolen
Ancestry of “curian”, step by step
curian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian curi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | curi | — |
| 2 | Malay | curi | to steal |
| 3 | Hindi | चुराना | to steal |
| 4 | Sanskrit | चोरयति | to steal, rob, pilfer |
| 5 | Sanskrit | -यति | forms denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Indonesian an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | an | — |