Where does “कंजूसी” come from?

कंजूसी (Hindi) comes from Hindi कंजूस — miserly, stingy.

कंजूसी (Hindi): miserliness, stinginess

Definitions

  1. miserliness, stinginess

Ancestry of “कंजूसी”, step by step

कंजूसी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi कंजूस

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकंजूसmiserly, stingy

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
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