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Where does “छुरी” come from?

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

छुरी (Sanskrit): dagger, knife

Definitions

  1. dagger, knife

Ancestry of “छुरी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षुरdagger, razor, sharp knife
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankšurásdagger, razor, sharp knife
3Proto-Indo-Europeanksurós—

Words derived from “छुरी”

  • छुरी
  • چھری
  • shuri
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