Where does “tacaño” come from?

tacaño (Spanish) comes from Hebrew תקנה, from Hebrew תיקן, from Hebrew ־ָן — {{n-g|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...

tacaño (Spanish): stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly,...

Definitions

  1. stingy, miserly, cheap, tight-fisted, niggardly,...

Ancestry of “tacaño”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewתקנהreligious ordinance, rule
2Hebrewתיקןto repair; to correct; to improve, rehabilitate
3Hebrew־ָן{{n-g|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...

Words derived from “tacaño”

Every word from Hebrew ־ָן →Every word from Hebrew תיקן →Every word from Hebrew תקנה →