Where does “” come from?

﷼ (Persian) comes from Arabic رِيَال, from Spanish real, from Late Latin realis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio, from Latin vindicō, from Latin vindex, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicرِيَالriyal
2Spanishrealreal; royal; a quarter of a peseta
3Late Latinrealisactual; real, actual
4Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
5Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
6Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
7Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-