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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 Karud is just a misheard pronounciation of Persian and/or Dari Kard, and means just “Knife”, | 
	
 This is Ariels personal opinion....not a proven fact..and even if true "karud" has been in use to describe these types of daggers for quite some time, just like the now frequently used names of many Indo-Persian weapons and armor.