Where does “ٹھگ” come from?

ٹھگ (Ushojo) comes from Urdu ٹھگ, from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 — thief.

ٹھگ (Ushojo): cheater

Definitions

  1. cheater

Ancestry of “ٹھگ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduٹھگswindler, fraud, cheat
2Prakrit𑀞𑀕thief
Every word from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 →Every word from Urdu ٹھگ →
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