Where does “チャツパ” come from?

チャツパ (Japanese) comes from Yiddish חוצפּה, from Aramaic חוצפא — audacity.

チャツパ (Japanese): chutzpah

Definitions

  1. chutzpah

Ancestry of “チャツパ”, step by step

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