Where does “ചില്ലറ പൈസ” come from?
ചില്ലറ പൈസ (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam പൈസ, from Hindi पैसा, from Sanskrit *पदांश, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
ചില്ലറ പൈസ (Malayalam): low denomination coins
Definitions
- low denomination coins
Ancestry of “ചില്ലറ പൈസ”, step by step
ചില്ലറ പൈസ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam പൈസ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | പൈസ | paisa; a currency unit in India equal to 1/100 of a rupee |
| 2 | Hindi | पैसा | paisa; money, wealth, riches |
| 3 | Sanskrit | *पदांश | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पद | step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Malayalam ചില്ലറ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ചില്ലറ | small change, small coin, small amount |