Where does “ரூபாய்” come from?

ரூபாய் (Tamil) comes from Hindi रूपा, from Prakrit 𑀭𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧, from Sanskrit रूप्य, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

ரூபாய் (Tamil): The rupee, the currency of India. Currency...

Definitions

  1. The rupee, the currency of India. Currency...

Ancestry of “ரூபாய்”, step by step

ரூபாய் traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi रूपा

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

via Sanskrit रूप्यक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritरूप्यकsilver coin

Words derived from “ரூபாய்”

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