Where does “cukai” come from?

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

cukai (Malay): tax, duty, tariff

Definitions

  1. tax, duty, tariff

Ancestry of “cukai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசுங்கம்duty on goods, customs, tolls
2Sanskritशुल्कduty, fee, toll, custom; price, value; dowry
3Dravidiandra—
4Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

Words derived from “cukai”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Sanskrit शुल्क →