Where does “शुल्क” come from?
शुल्क (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit शुल्क, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu.
शुल्क (Hindi): fee, payment, charge; customs, tariff, duty
Definitions
- fee, payment, charge; customs, tariff, duty
Ancestry of “शुल्क”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | शुल्क | duty, fee, toll, custom; price, value; dowry |
| 2 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | — |
Words derived from “शुल्क”