English
Rp
Rp comes from Indonesian Rp, from Pali rūpiya ‘silver’, and ultimately from Sanskrit रूप ‘outward form’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरूप‘outward form’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरूप्य‘silver, stamped coin’
- Palimodernrūpiya‘silver’
- Malaymodernrupia
- Indonesianmodernrupiah
- Indonesian, derivedmodernRp
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEरूप‘outward form’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEरूप्य‘silver, stamped coin’
- Palimodernrūpiya‘silver’
- Malaymodernrupia
- Indonesianmodernrupiah
- Indonesian, derivedmodernRp
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Sanskrit रूप ‘outward form’
through Sanskrit रूप्य ‘silver, stamped coin’
Today it means
symbol A rupiah.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit रूप / Rp