Where does “జేబుదొంగ” come from?

జేబుదొంగ (Telugu) comes from Telugu జేబు, from Urdu جیب, from Classical Persian جیب, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás — to live.

జేబుదొంగ (Telugu): pickpocket, cutpurse

Definitions

  1. pickpocket, cutpurse

Ancestry of “జేబుదొంగ”, step by step

జేబుదొంగ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu జేబు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguజేబుpocket
2Urduجیبpocket
3Classical Persianجیب
4Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
5Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
6Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás
8Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Telugu దొంగ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TeluguదొంగThief: One who has carried out a theft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás