Where does “chutzpah” come from?

Chutzpah comes from Yiddish חוצפּה, from Hebrew חֻצְפָּה, from the Hebrew verb חָצַף.

chutzpah (English): Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity,...

Definitions

  1. Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity,...

Ancestry of “chutzpah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחוצפּהchutzpah; audacity
2Aramaicחוצפאaudacity
Every word from Aramaic חוצפאEvery word from Yiddish חוצפּה