Where does “ćor” come from?

ćor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كور, from Persian کور, from Middle Persian kwl.

ćor (Serbo-Croatian): blind; blind in one eye

Definitions

  1. blind; blind in one eye

Ancestry of “ćor”, step by step

ćor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكورblind
2Persianکورblind
3Middle Persiankwl—

via Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑁄𑀭thief
2Sanskritचोरthief, robber
3Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear

Words derived from “ćor”

Every word from Middle Persian kwl →Every word from Persian کور →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كور →