Etymology

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Hindustani ← Classical Persian سکه ← Arabic سِكَّة
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromسِكَّة
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromسکه
  3. Hindustani · borrowed from
  4. English todaysicca

From Hindustani سکہ (sikka) / सिक्का (sikkā), from Classical Persian سکه (sikka), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka)

Words from the same roots

Arabicسِكَّة all →

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