Where does “shuri” come from?

shuri (Romani) comes from Sanskrit छुरी, from Sanskrit क्षुर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšurás, from Proto-Indo-European ksurós.

shuri (Romani): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “shuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritछुरीdagger, knife
2Sanskritक्षुरdagger, razor, sharp knife
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankšurásdagger, razor, sharp knife
4Proto-Indo-Europeanksurós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ksurós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kšurás →Every word from Sanskrit क्षुर →