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

Definitions

  1. blind; cruel; harsh

Ancestry of “کور”, step by step

کور traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit क्रूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्रूरbloody, raw; wounded, hurt, sore; cruel, harsh,...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankruHrás
3Proto-Indo-European*kruHrás
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Sanskrit कोटि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritकोटिThe end, extremity, or highest point of anything;...

via Classical Persian کور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianکور
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kruHrásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kruHrás