Where does “រូបិយវត្ថុ” come from?

រូបិយវត្ថុ (Khmer) comes from Pali rūpiya, from Sanskrit रूप्य, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

រូបិយវត្ថុ (Khmer): currency, money

Definitions

  1. currency, money

Ancestry of “រូបិយវត្ថុ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palirūpiyasilver
2Sanskritरूप्यwell-shaped, beautiful; stamped, impressed; to be...
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

Words derived from “រូបិយវត្ថុ”

Every word from Sanskrit रूप् →Every word from Sanskrit रूप →Every word from Sanskrit रूप्य →