Where does “chukai” come from?

chukai (Iban) comes from Malay cukai, from Tamil சுங்கம், from Sanskrit शुल्क, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

chukai (Iban): tax, duty, tariff

Definitions

  1. tax, duty, tariff

Ancestry of “chukai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaycukaitax, duty, tariff
2Tamilசுங்கம்duty on goods, customs, tolls
3Sanskritशुल्कduty, fee, toll, custom; price, value; dowry
4Dravidiandra—
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit शुल्क →