Etymology

From Hindi रुपीया ‎(rupīyā), variant of रुपया ‎(rupayā)/Urdu رپيا ‎(rupayā), coined by Mughal emperor Sher Shah Suri (1540–45), from Sanskrit रूप्यक ‎(rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य ‎(rūpya, “wrought silver”).

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