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padamsha
Sanskrit · ancient
"a quarter portion"
compound meaning 'quarter part'
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Stage 2 of 3
paisa
Hindi · medieval
"a small copper coin"
became the name of a small copper coin
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Stage 3 of 3
pice
English · 18th c.
"a small coin, historically 1/64 of a rupee"
British India used the anglicized spelling for the coin, worth a fraction of a rupee
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