Where does “کور” come from?
کور (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit क्रूर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European *kruHrás, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
کور (Urdu): blind; cruel; harsh
Ancestry of “کور”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | क्रूर | bloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kruHrás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kruHrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |