Where does “തസ്കരൻ” come from?

തസ്കരൻ (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit तस्कर, from Sanskrit तत्कर, from Sanskrit कर, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

തസ്കരൻ (Malayalam): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “തസ്കരൻ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतस्करthief, robber
2Sanskritतत्करdoing that, doing any particular work
3Sanskritकरdoer, maker; hand; tax
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कर →