Where does “چود” come from?
چود (Urdu) comes from Urdu چودنا, from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀢𑀺, from Sanskrit चोदति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čáwdati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kéwd-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewd- — to advance, push; to drive, propel.
Ancestry of “چود”, step by step