Progress Of Indic Languages Vs English

[Bharatvarsh]

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->what is the origin of the word "Thaga" (thug)?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wackypedia says:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Thuggee (or tuggee, ठग्गी) (from Hindi thag ‘thief’, from Sanskrit sthaga ‘scoundrel’, from sthagati ‘to conceal’)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Is this word found in South in this or other forms?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
No i don't think so, Tamizh uses Thiruda for thief, we use Dhonga in Telugu.