Where does “cauri” come from?

cauri (English) comes from French cauri, from Hindi कौड़ी, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कपर्दिका — A small shell or cowrie (used as a coin).

cauri (English): A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one...

Definitions

  1. A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one...

Ancestry of “cauri”, step by step

cauri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French cauri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcauricowry, money cowry
2Hindiकौड़ीa cowry, shell used as a token in barter; any...
3Prakrit𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸—
4Sanskritकपर्दिकाA small shell or cowrie (used as a coin)

via Hindi चौंरी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiचौंरी—
2Sanskritचमरyak
Every word from Sanskrit कपर्दिका →Every word from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 →Every word from Hindi कौड़ी →