Where does โthugduggeryโ come from?
thugduggery (English) comes from English thug, from Hindi เค เค, from Prakrit ๐๐ โ thief.
thugduggery (English): unscrupulous behavior or illegal machinations
Definitions
- unscrupulous behavior or illegal machinations
Ancestry of โthugduggeryโ, step by step
thugduggery traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thug | Someone with an intimidating and unseemly... |
| 2 | Hindi | เค เค | swindler, fraud, cheat; thug |
| 3 | Prakrit | ๐๐ | thief |
via English skulduggery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skulduggery | A devious device or trick; Dishonest,... |
| 2 | English | sculduddery | grossness; bawdiness; obscenity; gross; bawdy;... |