Where does “ठगी” come from?

ठगी (Hindi) comes from Hindi ठग, from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 — thief.

ठगी (Hindi): the act or process of swindling, cheating,...

Definitions

  1. the act or process of swindling, cheating,...

Ancestry of “ठगी”, step by step

ठगी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi ठग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiठगswindler, fraud, cheat; thug
2Prakrit𑀞𑀕thief

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 →Every word from Hindi ठग →