rupiah

The story

1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromरूप्यक“a silver coin”
2. Pali · borrowed fromrūpiya“silver”
3. Indonesian · borrowed fromrupiah
4. English todayrupiah

Borrowed from Indonesian rupiah, in turn Borrowed from Pali rūpiya (“silver”), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “a silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Doublet of rupee and rufiyaa.

Words from the same roots