Where does “چور” come from?

چور (Southeast Pashayi) comes from Sanskrit चोर, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.

چور (Southeast Pashayi): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “چور”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritचोरthief, robber
2Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear
Every word from Sanskrit चुर् →Every word from Sanskrit चोर →
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