𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻

Prakrit

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kes-

Proto-Indo-European *ksew-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšurás

Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá)

Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षु॒र (kṣurá, “razor”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

𑀙𑀼𑀭𑀻 (churī) f (Devanagari छुरी, masculine 𑀙𑀼𑀭) ^[1]

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: छुरी (churī)
  - Urdu: چُھرِی (churī)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: ছুৰী (suri)
  - Bengali: ছুরি (churi)
- Bihari:
  - Maithili: छूरी (chūrī)
- Odia: ଛୁରୀ (churi)
Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: සිරිය (siriya)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Garhwali: छुरी (churī)
- Kumaoni: छुरी
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: ਛੁਰੀ / چُھرِی (churī)
- Sindhi: छुरी (churī)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Konkani: सुरी (surī)
- Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘳𑘨𑘲 / सुरी (surī)
  - Marathi: सुरी (surī)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: છરી (charī)
- Rajasthani:
  - Gojri: چھُری (churī)
  - Malvi: छुरी (churī)
  - Marwari: छुरी (churī), छूरी (chūrī)
  - Mewari: छरी (charī)
- Romani: ćhuri, churi, shuri (Anglicized), ćhurik, ćuri, śuri (International Standard), čhuri, čuri, šuri (Pan-Vlax)
  - Tavringer Romani: tjuro, tjuring
    - → Swedish: tjuring
  - Romanian: șuriu
  - French: surin
    - → French: suriner
  - Traveller Norwegian: kjuring
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: kjuring
→ Sanskrit: छुरी (churī), छुरिका (churikā)

^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “छुरी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].