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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	תקנה	religious ordinance, rule
2	Hebrew	תיקן	to repair; to correct; to improve, rehabilitate
3	Hebrew	־ָן	{{n-g\|forming nouns denoting one with a certain...