Etymology

taka

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Today it means: The official currency of Bangladesh, equal to 100 paisas. Symbol: ৳ Full definition →

Bengali টাকা ← Sanskrit टङ्क
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromटङ्क
  2. Bengali · borrowed fromটাকা
  3. English todaytaka

From Bengali টাকা (ṭaka), from Sanskrit टङ्क (ṭaṅka).

Words from the same roots

Sanskritटङ्क all →

tanka

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.