masc nom sg of cora (noun)
Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *ker- 'to rob, plunder'; cognate with Sanskrit carati 'moves about stealthily', and English 'care' in its archaic sense of 'anxiety' from the predatory sense of prowling. The semantic shift from 'one who moves stealthily' to 'thief' reflects the original concrete image of creeping or stalking.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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