Where does “چؤر” come from?

چؤر (Ushojo) comes from Urdu چور, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭, from Sanskrit चोर, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.

چؤر (Ushojo): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “چؤر”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduچورthief
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀘𑁄𑀭thief
3Sanskritचोरthief, robber
4Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear
Every word from Sanskrit चुर् →Every word from Sanskrit चोर →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀭 →