rufiyaa

The story

1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromरूप्यक“a silver coin”
2. dv · borrowed fromރުފިޔާ
3. English todayrufiyaa

Borrowed from Dhivehi ރުފިޔާ (rufiyā), ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “a silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Doublet of rupee and rupiah.

Words from the same roots