Where does “រូបិយវត្ថុរុស្សី” come from?

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

រូបិយវត្ថុរុស្សី (Khmer): ruble, rouble

Definitions

  1. ruble, rouble

Ancestry of “រូបិយវត្ថុរុស្សី”, step by step

រូបិយវត្ថុរុស្សី traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រូបិយវត្ថុ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរូបិយវត្ថុcurrency, money
2Palirūpiyasilver
3Sanskritरूप्यwell-shaped, beautiful; stamped, impressed; to be...
4Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
5Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Khmer រុស្សី

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរុស្សី—
Every word from Sanskrit रूप् →Every word from Sanskrit रूप →Every word from Sanskrit रूप्य →