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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tsar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tsar-, from Proto-Indo-European *tsel- (to sneak). Cognate with Old Armenian սողիմ (sołim, to creep), and possibly Proto-Germanic *stelaną, whence Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (stilan), Old Norse stela (Danish stjæle, Swedish stjäla), German stehlen, and Old English stelan (English steal).

Pronunciation

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Root

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त्सर् (tsar)

  1. to sneak
  2. to creep on
  3. to go or approach stealthily

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