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Stage 1 of 3
tula
Sanskrit · ancient
"weighing, balance"
meant 'weighing, balance'
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Stage 2 of 3
tola
Hindi · medieval
"a unit of weight, especially for gold"
became the name of a traditional unit of weight
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Stage 3 of 3
tola
English · 1833
"a South Asian unit of mass, about 11.7 grams, used for gold and silver"
adopted as the standardized British Indian unit of mass
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