Where does “choro” come from?

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

choro (Spanish): cool; brave and/or aggressive person; mussel

Definitions

  1. cool; brave and/or aggressive person; mussel

Ancestry of “choro”, step by step

choro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Caló choro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Calóchorothief
2Serbo-Croatianćorblind; blind in one eye
3Ottoman Turkishكورblind
4Persianکورblind
5Middle Persiankwl—

via Quechua churu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Quechuachuruelegant person

Words derived from “choro”

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