Where does “chorizo” come from?

chorizo (Spanish) comes from Spanish chori, from Caló chori, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭, from Sanskrit चोर, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.

chorizo (Spanish): a type of sausage; a foolish person; a penis

Definitions

  1. a type of sausage; a foolish person; a penis

Ancestry of “chorizo”, step by step

chorizo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish chori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchoripetty thief
2Calóchorithief
3Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑁄𑀭thief
4Sanskritचोरthief, robber
5Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear

via Portuguese chouriço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesechouriçochouriço
2Old Portuguesesouriço—

Words derived from “chorizo”

Every word from Sanskrit चुर् →Every word from Sanskrit चोर →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 →