Etymology

cushy

cu·shy
C3U1S1H4Y4

Today it means: Making few demands; comfortable, easy. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian خوشی
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The story

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromخوشی“happiness”
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todaycushy

Borrowed from Hindustani خوشی (xośī) / ख़ुशी (xuśī), from Classical Persian خوشی (xuši, “happiness”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.