Where does “बेवक़ूफ़ी” come from?

बेवक़ूफ़ी (Hindi) comes from Hindi बेवक़ूफ़, from Classical Persian بیوقوف, from Persian بیـ — less, in-; see example below}}.

बेवक़ूफ़ी (Hindi): idiocy, stupidity, foolishness; nonsense

Definitions

  1. idiocy, stupidity, foolishness; nonsense

Ancestry of “बेवक़ूफ़ी”, step by step

बेवक़ूफ़ी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi बेवक़ूफ़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबेवक़ूफ़an idiot, fool, dunce; nincompoop
2Classical Persianبیوقوف—
3Persianبیـless, in-; see example below}}

via Hindi ई

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiईthe fourth vowel in Hindi
Every word from Persian بیـ →Every word from Classical Persian بیوقوف →Every word from Hindi बेवक़ूफ़ →